How to Prevent Rust? Linseed, Tung, 3In1 Oil, Johnsons and Bees Wax, Acid, and WD-40 

THANK YOU!!! Out of the countless videos I’ve watched on individual products trying to decide, this video was all I needed!! Thank you!!!! 🙌🏼😁

A good video comparison. I hope to see more like this. I don't make knives, but this video can help anyone who uses metal tools. Keep the great vids coming

Incredibly helpful experiment! thanks a bunch for this.

Enjoyed watching this, thanks for sending me the link.

Thanks so much for this video,, I was searching for food safe blade rust prevention, and came across your video,, !! I was all set to order some beeswax, and your information has confirmed what I was thinking, !! So, just subbed,,, All the best from across the pond,, 😀

Thank you so much for sharing this video, excellent.

Thank you so much for the video!

Nice. Thanks so much for this video 👍

Thanks for the video. Very helpful. I had a feeling beeswax would be the winner here. I've been using a homemade beeswax/oil blend on my cast iron which works great. After your video I feel safe using it on a tin lampshade outdoors(high humidity here in Northern Virginia). Thanks again!

hi jacob! matthew from A Year from Now..., my g/f is an art conservator and has done experiments just like this. very cool!

Good stuff guys. Subbed

Well a good test for immediate water repellent capability. For linseed oil and ting oil - they are drying oils that form a polymer. Once the polymer has formed the finish is better than paint. Beeswax wears off and has to be reapplied.

Linseed oil has been used for years by farmers to protect metal and wood. What's good about it is that it protects both of them and is very quick and easy to apply. It will leave a nice-looking patina if you wire brush the metal first. Also can be used on gun stocks.

Nice simple video.

Who knew the most natural of these products would be the best for rust prevention. All of these manufacturing plants selling snake oil, and polluting the environment on top of that, when we had the answer to rust prevention the entire time.

Thanks for this, I had some issues with linseed oil coating on some hinges so was looking for an alternative.

Awesome!!!

Hope yall enjoy this vid!

you are awesome, thank you

A nice empirical experiment Sir. Could you just clarify please, was it Raw linseed oil or Boiled Linseed oil that you used here. Kind regards.

Considering that beeswax would be impossible to undercoat a truck, I'll use linseed oil. Great test.

Would love to see how Lps2, Lps3 and Sta-bil rust stopper would've held up.in this group. Three GREAT options

very informative

I use Remington gun oil for my non-food blades. For food safe blades I prefer walnut or beeswax. Here in dry CO, just about anything will work. Never had so much as a rusty fingerprint on any blade. I don’t know if linseed goes bad, but I’ll have to look into that now.

Try it with 5160 I'm curious because I have a few kukris in that steel that will rust quite easily. Maybe dip the steel in linseed and tung oil like you did in the acid and just let it air dry. It may make a big difference. Keep up the good work.

thank you.

Were all of them applied cold? I usually apply bees wax or paste wax while the work is still hot, when I use them.

🐝 wax for the win!

Thanks for providing this great video! I'd like to try using Bees Wax to protect metal, such as my table saw and wood planes from rusting. Can you please tell me if you purchased a "paste" bees wax or if you warmed it up to apply it to the metal? The only Bees Wax I'm familiar with comes in blocks.

It's a good idea and you were careful but try heating all of them before applying the coatings.

interesting feature of linseed (& tung) is that it's not just a barrier. it absorbs oxygen to polymerize, so it scavenges oxygen trapped next to the metal

Can you do a video on heating the metal and dip them it in these oils. I think it will stick better

That's interesting, how did you apply the beeswax? Thanks for the info

Thanks for the video Can i use beeswax for jewelry metals like hooks and jump rings

What if you do combinations like beeswax and linseed oil?

Did the beeswax change the reflection, full the finish, or not let light in?

i mean this test works great for static objects but with objects like tools it might be different because of the wear, so hypothetically speaking if the bees wax gets scraped of after slight use but lets say wd-40 stays on for months even with heavy use i would clasify wd-40 as 'better'" then beeswax because beeswax protects better but wd-40 protects longer, i would love to see this test done again but implement some kind of wear and tear part into the test, like ontop of spraying the parts with water every day you also rub them on the ground every day to simulate use

How long did you let them dry first?

The linseed oil, the steel needs to be heated to around 400F otherwise it will not convert the oil into polymers and the polymers won't bake on, that's what protects the steel, and the oil just runs off.

Do you not recommend fish oil .?

Problem: you heated the metal first to prepare it for beeswax which may have formed a thin protective layer of oxidation that got sealed in by the wax. Could you repeat the experiment by heating every piece of metal before submerging it in the treatment?

hi mate, thx for the comparison. I am looking for a solution for my offset smoker BBQ. A lot of others use linseed oil but beeswax seems to be better solution. When I watch other videos they heat the oil either with flame torch or by firing up the BBQ very hot. This way it has a chemical reaction and becomes extra hard. Are you aware of this technique?

How long did the linseed oil sit and dry before getting wet?

Acids are supposed to treat rust not prevent. Once they clean off the rust youre supposes to neutralize the acid with water and dry it with heat then treat cover clean metal with paint or a inhibitor.

You should do again with axe wax, or some kind homemade stuff

I've used gun oil with great success. Nothing special, just pick it up at Walmart and apply with a rag.

What brand of bee's wax is that?

Heat the metal and put on the linseed oil

Looks like beeswax was the only one you pre heated no? They all should have been heated, no?

One of u guys from Myanmar?

Most of these products need to have the metal preheated before application. So...

how did you get bee wax on it?

Nobody tests vegetable oil ? Hmmn. Seems to me all the youtubers are promoting brands, instead of making videos of what really workz

Muriatic acid = hydrochloric acid is one of the best agents to cause rust! NEVER use it on anything you want to prevent rust on!

Man you just kill 3in1oil for me! It'll be cool to make the same experiment with one metal plate without anything, just for comparison with the worst methods.

melt some bees wax into linseed oil

Beeswax have won from preventing rust.

Lol u just wiped the sprays after applying them. Lmao. The wd 40 does a better job if u let it dry out itself. Don't wipe it out, as u r wiping out the left off oil.

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