Remove rust from blades

Condatis

What is the best way to go about cleaning away rust from the blades of shears and such like.

The steel and the edges are fine, I just want to get rid of the rust.

paddy147

Condatis wrote: »

What is the best way to go about cleaning away rust from the blades of shears and such like.

The steel and the edges are fine, I just want to get rid of the rust.

Small/mini angle grinder and a flapper disc does the job quickly and perfectly.:)

Or some WD40 or CIF and a scouring pad...if its just very slight surface rust.

Sonnenblumen

If you want to ruin your shears and risk an injury use a power tool. :eek: Stupid and dangerous way to try and sharpen any garden cutting tool.

There are simple and very effective hand held diamond edged tool sharpeners specifically made for sharpening shears, secateurs, lopers etc etc. A good one the size of a pen will cost < € 10.00. Takes < 1 min, you keep your fingers, and the blade is sharp without risk of damage or injury.

An alternative metjhod would be to use a sharpening stone, but the diamond edged tool is much easier, safer to use with better results.

Rust is easily removed by rubbing area with an oily rag.

paddy147

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

If you want to ruin your shears and risk an injury use a power tool. :eek: Stupid and dangerous way to try and sharpen any garden cutting tool.

There are simple and very effective hand held diamond edged tool sharpeners specifically made for sharpening shears, secateurs, lopers etc etc. A good one the size of a pen will cost < € 10.00. Takes < 1 min, you keep your fingers, and the blade is sharp without risk of damage or injury.

An alternative metjhod would be to use a sharpening stone, but the diamond edged tool is much easier, safer to use with better results.

Rust is easily removed by rubbing area with an oily rag.

OP never said anything about sharpening the shears.

You should carefully read the posts again.

Sonnenblumen

paddy147 wrote: »

OP never said anything about sharpening the shears.

You should carefully read the posts again.

Yeah and you can learn to spell.

fiacha

Power tool for cleaning rust is overkill.

Spray with WD40 and and rub with wet&dry paper.
Don't try and take all the corrosion off, just the red rust. You want to keep the patina as this will protect the steel.

After each use, cover the tools with a very light coating of oil and wipe off. It takes 30 seconds and will keep the rust away.


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magicbastarder

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Yeah and you can learn to spell.

yo momma, etc.
can we not do better than this?