Cleaning steel trowels

spunky · Sep 18, 2024

Has anyone got any tips ? I usually soak stainless trowels not sure if you can soak steel?
I’m going away for two weeks soon so was going to give all my tools a bath if I soaked my steel and bought the stuff that gets rust off would that work or ?

S a plastering · Sep 18, 2024

White vinegar

S a plastering · Sep 18, 2024

Bicarb soda

spunky · Sep 18, 2024

Yes but will a trowel rust if left in liquid

S a plastering · Sep 18, 2024

spunky said:
Yes but will a trowel rust if left in liquid

No it will go blue or should do

themucky1 · Sep 18, 2024

spunky said:
Yes but will a trowel rust if left in liquid

Yes!

dustydave · Sep 18, 2024

Vinegar and salt.
Takes a couple of hours then sand with wet and dry. Bicarbonate of soda will neutralize. Oil to finish

ChrispyUK · Sep 18, 2024

dustydave said:
Vinegar and salt.
Takes a couple of hours then sand with wet and dry. Bicarbonate of soda will neutralize. Oil to finish

Pepper to taste

Spitandpolish · Sep 18, 2024

When were did they become display items ? Makes no sense to me, just scrape them down and use them again .

ChrispyUK · Sep 18, 2024

Spitandpolish said:
When were did they become display items ? Makes no sense to me, just scrape them down and use them again .

Shut up. Sounds like your toilet paper and tea bags

Spitandpolish · Sep 18, 2024

ChrispyUK said:
Shut up. Sounds like your toilet paper and tea bags

You shut up and get a proper job .

ChrispyUK · Sep 18, 2024

Spitandpolish said:
You shut up and get a proper job .

I may well do that

Spitandpolish · Sep 18, 2024

ChrispyUK said:
I may well do that

If you need a good reference you know where I am mate, the best off luck as standard

ChrispyUK · Sep 18, 2024

Spitandpolish said:
If you need a good reference you know where I am mate, the best off luck as standard

Thank you, I may well require your assistance as I’m thinking of branching out in to crazy paving

And shallow graves

FreeD · Sep 20, 2024

spunky said:
Has anyone got any tips ? I usually soak stainless trowels not sure if you can soak steel?
I’m going away for two weeks soon so was going to give all my tools a bath if I soaked my steel and bought the stuff that gets rust off would that work or ?

Where you off to?

essexandy · Sep 21, 2024

FreeD said:
Where you off to?

Skegness, cheap this time of year. He'll probably bump into John j on his ultra all-inclusive.

gabaras · Monday at 6:54 AM

Good soak in clean water overnight will do it

The Apprentice · Monday at 11:00 AM

I've yet to try it but was told that kettle descaler is very good

algeeman · Monday at 7:19 PM

soak them over night in water
quick brush off the rust
spray wd40

Monkey Boy · Monday at 9:55 PM

algeeman said:
soak Stella tins over night in water
get up in morning
quick brush of the teeth
sink a few tins
follower with a chaser of WD40
good to go

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