An excellent rust preventative

[Timberwolf]

Let me say up front that I hate rust, and many of you know that...I have tested this for two years on bare steel or cast iron with absolutely no indication of any rust forming...You can make your own or buy it at most any pharmacy..It is actually a "conditioner" for hair. I don't know how well it works for that purpose but can testify that it will protect your steel tools from rust in Florida's humid subtropical climate...and like another hairdressing product of old.."A little dab'll do ya"......
 


Give it a try....it's cheap....but best of all...it works. And it's made from Pure Australian Beeswax!

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/murray...07-product

[Tynyyn]

I just use a chunk of beeswax and rub it on all of my bare metaled tools. It lasts for a long, long time, too.

[wood2woodknot]

Thanks for the idea. Walgreen's is a closer to me than Woodcraft or Rockler. Guessing the price might be better also. However, the first ingredient listed is not beeswax but petrolatum - THEN beeswax. Guess it's not really 100%, but the petrolatum is just as useful as the beeswax in preventing rust.

[Timberwolf]

Thanks for the idea. Walgreen's is a closer to me than Woodcraft or Rockler. Guessing the price might be better also. However, the first ingredient listed is not beeswax but petrolatum - THEN beeswax. Guess it's not really 100%, but the petrolatum is just as useful as the beeswax in preventing rust.

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The petrolatum is what makes the beeswax soft enough to spread easier on the metal..and it helps eliminate any possible "voids" in the coverage..This stuff is pretty thick and sticky and it's not "going anywhere"....Works for lubing plane soles also...Would be handy for use in a "grease pot" like Roy Underhill made a few years ago on his PBS show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=107JGyCfjs0

[MikeBob]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Produce-...teel-Safe/

[AHill]

Leave it to Jack to find these nuggets that benefit us all!  Far less expensive than mutton tallow, and probably less offensive in odor.

[hbmcc]

It's the Australian bees that make it work. But what really caught my attention was the true blue sales pitch by Timberwolf. Wonder if his name is Murray? 

Bet you can use it for wood finish. A recent Schwarz post touted some Canadian bees.

[daddo]

I use A-beeswax on zippers, and shoes/boots to keep moisture away, lubing/protecting small parts and BS blade and all kinds of stuff. Never tried to wax a bee though.

[EricU]

I went looking for this today.  You can get it from amazon, but only with black coloring in it.  Thought about it for a second, but then I decided I'll try to find it elsewhere. CVS didn't have it.

[Stwood_]

Never tried to wax a bee though.

I'd say that'd be a tough chore.