Nice Rusty Channellocks!

[George7941]

I had gone to this lady's house for an inoperative garage door opener and after I finished and as I was leaving she wanted help with her backyard tap. So I went with my Channellocks to the backyard and forgot it there. I texted her after I got home and she said she would leave it in the garage and I could pick it up from the garage any time ( I have the door opener code).

Look at where she left the pliers! Nicely and exactly lined up under the hose nozzle so that it will drip right on to the pliers. And she really is a dear old lady.

Anyway the pliers cleaned up well enough with steel wool dipped in WD40.

 

[RyanY]

Nice score! I found a pair of those in the tool shed when we bought our house. A wire brush and some oil cleaned them up and they are now very functional.

 

[George7941]

I don't think

Nice score! I found a pair of those in the tool shed when we bought our house. A wire brush and some oil cleaned them up and they are now very functional.

I don't think you read my entire thread. It was not a score, those were my pliers to start with.

Even the nicest people are not always aware of the consequences of their actions. A very long time ago I was a delivery driver for an Auto parts jobber and the Boss was going to deliver two brake rotors in their cardboard boxes to a shop he was going to visit. I went out to the parking lot and placed the rotors on the trunk lid of his highly polished Buick. One of the counter guys told me I should not have done that and I have not done something stupid like that since. I had never owned a new vehicle at that point. and was not appreciative enough of the finish on a new car.

 

[RyanY]

I don't think

I don't think you read my entire thread. It was not a score, those were my pliers to start with.

Even the nicest people are not always aware of the consequences of their actions. A very long time ago I was a delivery driver for an Auto parts jobber and the Boss was going to deliver two brake rotors in their cardboard boxes to a shop he was going to visit. I went out to the parking lot and placed the rotors on the trunk lid of his highly polished Buick. One of the counter guys told me I should not have done that and I have not done something stupid like that since. I had never owned a new vehicle at that point. and was not appreciative enough of the finish on a new car.

Yeah I missed that! I thought you found her old channellocks and rescued them...

 

[Escape08]

Even though in that condition it'll work like new. Clean it with engine oil and it will lasts more than a lifetime

 

[joekingcorvette]

Time to get out the Rustoleum flat black.

 

[George7941]

Time to get out the Rustoleum flat black.

No need. It cleaned up nicely with steel wool. 95% of the rust was surface rust.

 

[JoeDirt41]

I found a pair of Channellocks at work once that were in significantly worse shape than those ones. I left them in Evaporust and cleaned them up with some WD40 and steel wool before putting them in my toolbox. They are a nice pair of pliers and I like Channellock, but I still find myself going for my Knipex Cobras first.

 

[burbguy82]

No need. It cleaned up nicely with steel wool. 95% of the rust was surface rust.View attachment 225550

Like new. Channelock pliers are the best IMO, and would rip the jaw off of a Knipex. I have every size of those GripLock style CLs.

 

[Donald]

EvapoRust

 

[DriveHard]

Even though in that condition it'll work like new. Clean it with engine oil and it will lasts more than a lifetime

Not for me...I usually break the tabs that separate the different lock stops. Only pair that has lasted me is an old pair of Craftsman.

 

[burbguy82]

EvapoRust

i had a pair that was rusted shut. let it soak in evaporust, for a few days, and it was like new. maybe better than new. the black finish left over hold oil, and seems to add to amti corrosion

 

[factorytuned2012]

Rust is good for them shows a good tool at use.

 

[sw99]

All of mile are rusty, I could care less, they still work just fine. They are at least 15 years old.

 

[Donald]

All of mile are rusty, I could care less, they still work just fine. They are at least 15 years old.

I won't be borrowing any of your Channellocks. I just hate borrowing rusty tools.

 

[Donald]

i had a pair that was rusted shut. let it soak in evaporust, for a few days, and it was like new. maybe better than new. the black finish left over hold oil, and seems to add to amti corrosion

Just don't let them soak for more than a couple of days in EvapoRust. A day or two seems best.

 

[burbguy82]

Just don't let them soak for more than a couple of days in EvapoRust. A day or two seems best.

Yeah I think I left them in for maybe 3 days, well two nights and three days, something like that. Worked good. I would like to try the electrical rust removal. I have a few things and just got some washing soda at the store.

 

[GaryMX5]

I have a half dozen different sizes and shapes of channelocks. All brand names. The one thing they have in common is that they all rust and more so than any other hand tool I have. Some have never gotten close to water but seem to find it, suck it up, and rust. Constantly cleaning these things!

 

[bchannell]

I'm with a lot of the above, if they clean up and work fine, I'm ok with it. I hate rusty tools, so I try to keep them clean, but it's not the end of the world. After all, they are...you know...tools.

 

[walterjay]

I once had a pair of pliars on my boat that rusted so badly that they were frozen with rust and would not move. I was in a jam and needed them out in the bay. I tied a string onto them and threw them overboard for about an hour. That freed them up enough to use.