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Title: tool restoration Post by: kingsburgphil on October 18, 2009, 07:45:04 am Here's a tip I saw on TV.
To restore the shine to plastic screwdriver handles....Dip them in Acetone for 2 seconds, then stick them on a bar magnet.. shaft down to dry. Obviously use acetone with caution, its not forgiving like WD-40. It's highly volatile, flammable and loves to eat paint & plastic. On a personal note, not all screwdrivers are created equal. Test before you dip :D Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: Speed-Randy on October 19, 2009, 04:22:34 am Is anybody really that ANAL to "restore" a scredriver?
Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: kingsburgphil on October 19, 2009, 05:47:22 am LOL...to answer your question, yes. Obviously you haven't retired yet, I won't hold that against you ;D
By the way the same technique works on other plastic items, not just tool handles. Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: Rennsurfer on October 19, 2009, 06:24:27 am Is anybody really that ANAL to "restore" a scredriver? Yep. Been restoring tools since I was a kid. Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: Neil Davies on October 19, 2009, 12:33:08 pm I was dumping a load of stuff at the council tip a few weeks aga, and in the metal recyling container I spotted a few tools on the floor - looks like someone had emptied an old toolbox into there. I managed to swipe two Snap-On ratchets, in 1/2" and 3/8" drive, amongst other bits and pieces. They're the nice black ones, not the chrome ones that you get now. A bit of fine wire wool and WD40 and they've coem up quite nicely! ;D
Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: Speed-Randy on October 19, 2009, 16:35:52 pm You can still get black snap-ons. They are call industrial finish, I have a few in my box.
Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: danny gabbard on October 19, 2009, 16:54:00 pm Shit! I loose them before I need to restore them. There is a black hole some where in my shop with a mother load of tape measures and screwdrivers.
Title: Re: tool restoration Post by: kingsburgphil on October 20, 2009, 01:28:17 am I was dumping a load of stuff at the council tip a few weeks aga, and in the metal recyling container I spotted a few tools on the floor - looks like someone had emptied an old toolbox into there. I managed to swipe two Snap-On ratchets, in 1/2" and 3/8" drive, amongst other bits and pieces. They're the nice black ones, not the chrome ones that you get now. A bit of fine wire wool and WD40 and they've coem up quite nicely! ;D Good score! We here in Ca. call those "indoor tools" as they get nice and toasty in the hot sun.. ;DQuik tip for worn black finished tools: polish, degrease and dip/brush with GUN BLUE, (sporting goods store) and lightly oil. Voila! P.S. You might want to try this on internal hardware ie. nuts,bolts,clips etc. also. |