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Power tools in the rain: adice? todd.roat 08-05-2005
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Posted by The Kearsley Curse on August 5, 2005, 5:18 pm


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WD40 attracts dirt like a magnet, remember? A lot of people foolishly
spray their marine engines with WD40, only to see that a year later the
electrical connections are corroded, because the oil left over has
attracted dirt and that dirt has attracted moisture.

If you are worried, then best to get a dry out spray for electrical
equipment (have no products in mind right now). But from years of
working in the rain on the west coast of BC with power tools, most
power products do hold up well enough after being rained on, or worse,
without worry.



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Posted by on August 5, 2005, 7:45 pm


On 5 Aug 2005 14:29:15 -0700, todd.roat@uc.edu wrote:

>I figured wood workers might be a good group to post this question to.
>Was building an outdoor shed in our back yard. Had a lot of tools out
>there. Foolishly trusted the weather man who claimed no chance of
>showers.
>
>We caught a pop of thunder shower today. Had all my tools for the shed
>outside. Got rained on hard for 15 minutes. Wondering if there is any
>advice on how to handle them. I dried them all off (
>and took them inside). But was wondering if sraying them internally
>with WD40 for its water displacement qualities would help - or any
>other suggestion.
>
>Left out tools: framing nail gun, pancacke compressor, circular sawm
>drill.
>
>Many thanks!

Just let them dry out and get on with your life. The trades around
here have their stuff getting rained on all the time and they don't do
anything special.


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