Jim Knauss
04-09-2006, 7:57 AM
Hello all,
The last couple weeks have finally been nice enough for me to get off the couch and out to my unheated (except for space heaters) shop. I had waxed my tool tops when I was done for the season and I mean WAXED! Still had rust starting on everything except my old Tablesaw which had been replaced. I never even waxed the old saw and still no rust! It finally occured to me that before I knew better I used SILICONE! Yes, folks, I did a no-no and didnt Know better till I joined the Creek. I never had a finishing problem due to silicone that I know of. So guess what, after a few hours of cleaning rust off I'm going back to using silicone spray and paste wax like I used to until I see a problem. I like the ease of use and slick feel after you apply a coat of silicone spray. Anyone else use Silicone before they knew better?
Have a great day,
Jim Knauss
The last couple weeks have finally been nice enough for me to get off the couch and out to my unheated (except for space heaters) shop. I had waxed my tool tops when I was done for the season and I mean WAXED! Still had rust starting on everything except my old Tablesaw which had been replaced. I never even waxed the old saw and still no rust! It finally occured to me that before I knew better I used SILICONE! Yes, folks, I did a no-no and didnt Know better till I joined the Creek. I never had a finishing problem due to silicone that I know of. So guess what, after a few hours of cleaning rust off I'm going back to using silicone spray and paste wax like I used to until I see a problem. I like the ease of use and slick feel after you apply a coat of silicone spray. Anyone else use Silicone before they knew better?
Have a great day,
Jim Knauss