How do you clean your tool?

Kinja'd!!! "mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
12/01/2014 at 20:15 • Filed to: None

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Not like that, get your heads out of the gutter.

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I'm tired of getting my hands oily and dirty every time I grab a hammer for a household project. How do you keep your sockets, wrenches, hammers, etc looking new?


DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 20:19

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Detergent and a rag.


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 20:23

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I wipe down my tools after every time I use them. It's annoying after you're tired and ready to quit but it works out better in the long run.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/01/2014 at 20:23

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^Exactly this stuff.


Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 20:27

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Lightly oiled rag to give the wrenches a thin film of oil to prevent dirt from sticking. Also gives them a good shine.

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like so.


Kinja'd!!! Cajun Ginger > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 21:31

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At the place I work most of us wipe down the tools every time we use them. Always fun getting tools clean when I'm dirtier than the tools.


Kinja'd!!! GhostZ > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 22:10

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Charmin ultra strong and some soap, or one of those sterile wipes if I'm at the doctor's.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 22:33

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Kinja'd!!! Clown Shoe Pilot > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 23:11

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If they're nasty dirty, I use some brake cleaner. This may not be advisable on all tools.


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/01/2014 at 23:33

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The best method I've ever come across is a light coating of ATF on a rag. Doesn't dry out plastic handles, doesn't leave a noticeable film like other oils if used lightly enough but still protects them, and cleans better than anything else.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/02/2014 at 07:54

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I have house tools that stay inside for the little projects around the house.


Kinja'd!!! Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > mkbruin, Atlas VP
12/02/2014 at 18:37

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I wipe mine down every single time I use them, and I also make a point to wipe down everything every so often. When I clean everything, I use some PB blaster and a rag.