My tools are rusting in the barn

   / My tools are rusting in the barn #21  
Are you using a kerosene for heat? Depending on the heater, kerosene can put up to a gallon of water vapor into the air for every gallon burned. When I used a bullet heater on kero, I would get a skim of rust on everything in the shop.
 
   / My tools are rusting in the barn #22  
Vents can also help by letting the barn breathe during temperature and weather changes. Gable end vents and soffit vents are inexpensive and easy to add if you don't already have them.
 
   / My tools are rusting in the barn #23  
Are you using a kerosene for heat? Depending on the heater, kerosene can put up to a gallon of water vapor into the air for every gallon burned. When I used a bullet heater on kero, I would get a skim of rust on everything in the shop.

Is this right? A gallon of kero = a gallon of vapor water, is this at what concentration of that gallon of vapor? Or a gallon or water vaporized, which would be impossible as there would be no kero present?
 
   / My tools are rusting in the barn #25  
Is this right? A gallon of kero = a gallon of vapor water, is this at what concentration of that gallon of vapor? Or a gallon or water vaporized, which would be impossible as there would be no kero present?

It is correct, although that is the high end. My shop would literally rain when I ran my heater on cold days.
 
   / My tools are rusting in the barn #27  
I keep my tools in the barn in open wooden boxes, but I am starting to notice rust on them. I guess there is too much moisture in there. I am thinking about putting a wooden lid on the boxes and adding charcoal or something to absorb moisture. What do other people do?

-try butchers wax weekly or linseed oil, clear spray varnish can help some too
 
   / My tools are rusting in the barn #29  

Spruce is the name of the distributor. I still don't see where it says what it is made from. What I'm getting at is it's description makes it sound the same as Fluid Film, and one of their statements even says it use's "fluid film technology". They do say it is not made from wax and Fluid Film is made from lanolin. I'm just curious is all.
 
   / My tools are rusting in the barn #30  
Here is what it says on the MSDS for ACF50:
"ACF-50 is a proprietary blend of ultra pure synthetic and organic hydrocarbons. ACF-50 has been tested as a complete complex mixture (prior to aerosolizing) and is considered Non-toxic by EPA/OECD guidelines. Inhalation was not performed and a suggested exposure limit is listed below. All other untested components are listed in Section III."

Also says it is non-flammable.
 

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