What cloth would u recommend to out 3 in 1 oil on your tools?

Discussion in 'Tool Talk' started by Sincity, Apr 19, 2020.

  1. Sincity

    Sincity Member

    Want to get a cloth which is good to put 3 in 1 oil on my hand tools. Is it worth spraying wd40 on any moving parts beforehand?
     
  2. malkie129

    malkie129 Screwfix Select

    I use 3 in 1 in a spray can and then wipe them with a paper wiper. For any that are slightly rusty, I clean them with an oil soaked 3M abrasive cloth.
     
  3. teabreak

    teabreak Screwfix Select

    Do not mix wd40 and 3 in 1 the wd40 will wash off the oil, use either or.
    I keep a microfibre cloth for jobs like wiping off surplus oil.
     
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  4. rogerk101

    rogerk101 Screwfix Select

    I've used old worn out T-shirts, underpants and socks as rags all my life and wouldn't dream of paying good money to buy a rag from a shop ... tight-fisted git that I am ... and I'm not even Scottish!
     
  5. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    And Biological Persil.:D
     
  6. Rolled up cotton t shirt pressed into a small tin, inch wider than tin so it sticks out of the top, soaked in 3 in oil, I use it to oil planes and saws, wipe chisels on it after use. got the idea from Paul Sellers: https://paulsellers.com/2017/02/rag-can-oiler/
     
  7. Sincity

    Sincity Member

    I guess just a half can of beans will do. Better than spraying it and then breathing it in
     
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  8. Sincity

    Sincity Member

    Won't wd40 be better on moving parts and 3 in 1 better on stopping rust?
     
  9. 3 in 1 would be better on moving parts as it is an oil. WD40 is a water dispersant, hence the initials WD.
     
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  10. The ones I have are made from half sized bean tins, cotton works best as it can be rolled really tight then hammered in.
     
  11. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Go current...........'Microfibre' ;)
     
  12. Some of us oldies are to set in our ways to try new fangled things :p
     
  13. teabreak

    teabreak Screwfix Select

    I like microfibre cloths great for drying cleaning etc I buy the big bundle from Screwfix they wash well (do not use soft rinse) but I found to my cost they are no good for wiping excess flux off a hot soldered joint unless you want a fluffy blue coating on the pipe!:D
     
  14. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Found the microfibre cloths on ebay to be far cheaper. :)
     
  15. nigel willson

    nigel willson Screwfix Select

    + 40 is the number of times they tried the r3cipe before current one was chosen
     
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  16. Sincity

    Sincity Member

    Any good?

    Old t shirt. Not nearly folded though Screenshot_20200614-114304_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20200614-114310_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20200614-114304_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20200614-114310_Gallery.jpg
     
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    Yours is OK if you want to wear the t shirt again, needs more work to make an oiler. you need to cut the sides of the t shirt then roll it up so its about 2cm taller than the can, then press it in all the way around and bash it in on a flat surface.

    Here is one I made earlier......:p
     
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  18. WillyEckerslike

    WillyEckerslike Screwfix Select

    Out of a pair of Val's old knickers...
     
  19. Don't let your imagination run wild Willy, its nothing as glamorous, just an old pair of Mrs Tux's harvest festivals, I don't think Val would wear such things :D
     
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  20. Sincity

    Sincity Member


    I guess cut the arms and collar off t shirt so it's more square and when rolled up more level. I'll have another go
     

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