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Old Tractor Equip. Wrenches

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Davis In SC

02-13-2005 20:15:37




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Question about old wrenches that came with tractors & plows... I have accumulated a bunch of these lately at the flea markets. I even got a Buffalo Pitts one with original paint, However, most are rusty, as I get them, I place them in a bucket of LPS penetrating oil. Will it hurt the value of them to use a coarse wire wheel to get the rust off, or is it better to leave them as they are. Looking at the sites for tool auctions, some of these wrenches bring good money, & I do not want to devalue them.

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I Like Case

02-14-2005 05:38:27




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 Re: Old Tractor Equip. Wrenches in reply to Davis In SC, 02-13-2005 20:15:37  
If you are going to sell them, sell them as is. The buyers will finish them to their liking. If you plan on keeping them and displaying/using them yourself, clean them to your own liking.



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John in Nebraska

02-14-2005 04:14:30




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 Re: Old Tractor Equip. Wrenches in reply to Davis In SC, 02-13-2005 20:15:37  
Using a Coarse brush will seriously remove metal, making the name and number stamps harder to read. I wouldn't do it to anything but the extremely rusted. What I would do with very rusted old wrenches is remove the rust with electrolysis. Kind of like reverse chrome plating. Only removes the oxidized part. One can do it at home with a plastic bucket and a battery charger. May find a line here describing it. Seen lots of old tools at antique shops "Restored" beyond any point of being collectible.

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