I just noticed that my Crankbrothers multitool has some surface rust on it? Is it a stupid idea to put it in a vinegar bath? Or what should i do?
by BamiSchijf__
I just noticed that my Crankbrothers multitool has some surface rust on it? Is it a stupid idea to put it in a vinegar bath? Or what should i do?
by BamiSchijf__
39 Comments
Don’t worry about it.
sand it off.
Hit it with some steel wool?
Spray it down with wd40 and wire wool to remove surface rust. It’s because your bike is too clean, needs a constant layer of bike oil on it to protect it. Go fix more bikes!
🤣mine is near rusted solid, works the same
I’d soak it in vinegar, then rinse in water to neutralize , soak it in gun oil and wipe down. Or just ignore it – it’ll be fine.
T9 is great for this
Spray some WD40 on some fine steel wool and it will come right off. It will come of with steel wool but the WD40 will give it some protection, or as someone else said some gun oil. Depends what you have on hand.
Vinegar is fine. I keep a bottle of rust remover around to keep tools clean.
Your tool appears to be telling you the answer.
This happens to these tools if you keep them outside.
I take mine apart every few years to grease the pivots and refresh the threadlocker on the main bolts.
lol! This can’t be real. How is the planet going to survive another 100 years!?!?!?
Go away! Baitin!
Let it patina. Here’s mine from 2006. Drip some lube in between the tools so they don’t seize together.
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Mine is all rusted, works fine. If I do get it soaked I try and let it dry out of course. Being in the same bag as water and sweat doesn’t do it any favors for me.
Put a little bike lube in it, then wipe off as much bike lube as you can. It’s pretty much how you keep all metal things working well.
I have exactly the same one, I believe this is the best, it saved me countless times.
I’ve tried everything under the sun to solve this problem and nothing helps. Over time, it returns to its rusty state.
Emery cloth and light oil.
Mine is rusty in the same place.. I’m not going to bother doing anything about it. Still works great!
Mine actually had the screws come apart and the whole tool came apart. I’ve had it for like 7 years so it did its time at least.
I would do nothing
Hit it with a scotch brite and some WD40
Just let it rust. It will still last for years and years.
Nothing that I see there is “Bath worthy.” Wipe it down, hit it with some light sandpaper, slight coat of light oil. Its a tool, move on with your silly self.
Wipe it with an old rag and light oil. If you use abrasive to clean away the rust, you might round over the edges of the tool and this will increase the risk of rounding out the bolt head.
The oil should slow down the damage cause by the rust, but ‘use’ is the best preventative medicine for most tools.
Put it back in your saddlebag and pedal on.
Steel wool or eagle one nevr dull
Every bike rider should have a spray can of T-9 in their tool kit
I cleaned mine by rubbing with some balled up aluminum foil, surprisingly easy.
Patina, baby. When it’s an antique, It’ll be worth $15,000.
Dribble a tiny bit of oil in the joints and wipe the tools with a slightly oily rag. It’ll be fine
Offfffff fuck my me….. really ?
No vinegar- give it some kinda oil or lube. Just a lil bit. Do not use PB blaster- it stinks for a long time
Tool be flipping me off.
sell it, buy a new one.
That would be overkill as
A little wd40 and 0000 steel wool should clean that right up as its surface rust.
Personally? I wouldn’t bother.
Vinegar is an acid. Use some sort of oil.
Rusty tips get you better grip inside the fastener
That’s what we call ‘patina’. It’s good.
Get a life.