Handle really came back to life........I think additional soaking in Evapo-Rust will definitely help but don't expect perfection but if you do manage to get it perfect I want to know the exact procedure so I can do it too.
Beautiful work Tom. I was waiting for the soak in Evaporust! If you're lookin for ideas I'd get a small length of pvc(1 1/2") and a cap and make a little vertical soak tank . I bet if you wrap the blade in painters tape it would protect it from damage. let it soak for a few days and hit it with compressed air.
Great job on that! I think if you can submerge the handle in a narrow jar of Evaporust, then figure out how to create a seal good enough to let you pull a slight vacuum, the air would come out of the inside of the handle and let the Evaporust get in there. Not a laboratory quality vacuum. Just a hand pump of some sort would do it. Just spit ballin'.
Turned out great! I am a big fan of plastic-handled tools and plastic hammers. No matter how bad they are they always turn out good. The rust in the handles is always a problem. You did good you got a lot of the rust out.
Your best bet is to just pull the handle off, clean the steel, then put the handle back on. The old PROTO yellow handles are a much better formula than the old Craftsman and similar drivers. When an acetate handle starts to go it'll have a horrible puke smell that hits you from across the room.
0000 steel wool + Flitz + PlastX is my go-to treatment for plastic handles!
I'm glad you had success cleaning that scraper up! It looks great now!
Thanks for the tips!
Nice. I’m glad you decided to clean it up. I like those yellow handle Proto tools. Great addition to your collection.
It Looks Great Tom . Nice job . It's Great You Went for It . Nice Proto Scraper Now.
Great restoration thanks for sharing
Fantastic job Tom! 😃👍
Thanks John!
I'm glad you didn't junk the handle. It looks amazing!
Thanks Daniel!
I was hoping you would do this. It turned out nice. Agree with the order of operation as well!🤪
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Thanks David
Congrats on a great restore Tom!!! Well done! Thanks for the Flitz love dude!! 👍👍👀
No problem! Been using a lot lately with good results.
Beautiful job. Especially that handle!
Thanks Ben! Hope your doing well!
That's a very useful looking scraper, and what a great turnaround! Thanks for sharing, all the best!
Thanks Nick!
It turned out great! I too am glad you didn’t scrap the original handle!
Wow! That’s crazy how well that turned out. Great job Tom. 😃👍🏼
Thanks pal!
It turned out great, especially that handle!😀👍
Very nice clean up Mate 👍😊
looks great Tom you could pull the shaft out use vice grips to grab it and push it out
great job 👍🖐😁
I think I will try that in the future. Thanks Danoh!
Love the finish, I use those little polishing pads for plastic handles , very fine..
Thanks Tony!
It's a keeper forsure now! Nice
Thanks Buddy!
Handle really came back to life........I think additional soaking in Evapo-Rust will definitely help but don't expect perfection but if you do manage to get it perfect I want to know the exact procedure so I can do it too.
Yeah? Going to try one day. Lol
Excellent job Sir
Thanks Nick!
Hi Tom, that gasket scraper looks just fine, anyone would be proud to own it.
Thanks!
That turned out nice !!!!! I cleanup tools , but I'm not at your or Magdads level ,
Beautiful work Tom. I was waiting for the soak in Evaporust! If you're lookin for ideas I'd get a small length of pvc(1 1/2") and a cap and make a little vertical soak tank . I bet if you wrap the blade in painters tape it would protect it from damage. let it soak for a few days and hit it with compressed air.
Great suggestion. Thanks!
Glad to see how it turned out once the mold was gone now not scared to use it
Yeah the mold was kind of gross. Lol. Thanks Larry!
Great job Tom. I'm happy you saved the handle. It's one of my favorite things to do, cleaning acetate handles. Very satisfying.
It is satisfying for sure. Thanks Alex
Were those fiber or buffing wheels on the grinder?
From crap to ice cream. Nice job. Great addition to any tool box.
Hahaha, thanks.
Great job on that! I think if you can submerge the handle in a narrow jar of Evaporust, then figure out how to create a seal good enough to let you pull a slight vacuum, the air would come out of the inside of the handle and let the Evaporust get in there. Not a laboratory quality vacuum. Just a hand pump of some sort would do it. Just spit ballin'.
Definitely, a good idea Mark!
Turned out great! I am a big fan of plastic-handled tools and plastic hammers. No matter how bad they are they always turn out good. The rust in the handles is always a problem. You did good you got a lot of the rust out.
Thanks Michael!
Real nice job that screw driver. Is there a way of removing the handle to thouroly clean the metal and then reinsert it?
I could remove it by heating it up and pulling it out. Putting it back is my concern. Would have to epoxy it.
@@TomGunnTools Aha, I get it. So better off leaving well enough alone. Thanks.
Handle came out nice. These older handles can get moldy with age.
Thanks Mike!
You can try electrolysis to extract the rust inside of the handle.
That would probably work! Thanks for the idea Paul. I need to get that set up one day!
Beautiful work Tom amazing!! And impressive I can't believe you saved it!!
Thanks Chad!
Your best bet is to just pull the handle off, clean the steel, then put the handle back on.
The old PROTO yellow handles are a much better formula than the old Craftsman and similar drivers.
When an acetate handle starts to go it'll have a horrible puke smell that hits you from across the room.
I was thinking that! Maybe next time.