Spraying tools with polyurethane

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604 days ago

At one of the flea markets recently I can across a booth that had a lot of decent tools. At least they looked good. They had a consistent dark gray patina – no rust. After talking to the guy a bit he states that he coats all his tools with satin poly spray. I didn’t quite know what to make of it. It didn’t seem right so I walked on.

So, what’s the deal. Is this blasphemy. No big deal or what?

He did have a full set of Blue Grass Irwin style auger bits in a box for $45. Seemed like a decent deal that I regret not getting.

Thanks for any insight.

-- I hate being bipolar. It's awesome! :^ ) ^:

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rance home \| projects \| blog 3856 posts in 1327 days #1 posted 604 days ago	They do that with Drywall knives and Wide Knives. These are around water and it keeps them shiney longer. I don’t think it would be a good idea on an auger bit though. Nor a hand plane or its inner parts. On a pipe wrench, why not. Maybe others would be fine too. I’ve seen it on some of the cheaper hand saws too. -- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--
Bill White home \| projects \| blog 2601 posts in 2127 days #2 posted 595 days ago	I don’t want that stuff on any of my planes. He is just tryin’ to make the items look better to the potential buyer. Caveat emptor. Bill -- bill@magraphics.us
Gary Roberts home \| projects \| blog 135 posts in 1188 days #3 posted 595 days ago	I’m betting he hit them with naval jelly first, leaving a zinc coating, then poly. leaving a gray finish. yuch. -- Gary Roberts, http://toolemera.com
lysdexic home \| projects \| blog 3433 posts in 789 days #4 posted 592 days ago	I really can’t identify a tool that has been treated with naval jelly. But, with this guy, all his tools were a uniform shade of gray and shiny. It just did seem like something a wanted to take home with no opportunity to return. -- I hate being bipolar. It's awesome! :^ ) ^:

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