u/AlexanderTheFun

First off I know I’m going to get the “if they work just use em” or “they’re just gonna get dirty again!” Type of responses, which are totally valid BUT- I recently inherited a metric fuck ton of hand tools, power tools and miscellaneous things. The photo is just a small example of the condition most of it is in. Everything seems to have rust or soot on it, along with that typical smell of opening an old dirty toolbox. (Make fun of me, I don’t care 😆)

I’m grateful for it all, but I would prefer to clean em up a little before I just start mixing it all in with my other stuff which is in mostly good condition. I don’t know why but would like to just give all the tools a fresh start.

Is there a cleaning product or technique/hack you use to clean tools? I’d love to hear about it. Thanks!