rusted up chrome tools, any solutions that work?

[stang32]

I just found a tolbox that i put away last fall with tools from a road job, the toolbox got water in it & the tools sat in a pool of water off & on for several months now they are all rusty. :cry I have screwdrivers, 3/8 ratchet, extensions, etc. other than a couple pair of pliers nothing is preventing me from using the toosl again, thy just look like crap, the pliers are rusted shut but i am working on those.
:weas any thoughts, besides to get rid of this toolbox, already in the dumbster.

 

[RyanG85]

Are they craftsman or any other warrantied brand? If they are, trade them in. Craftsman is usually no questions asked.

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

mix a solution of muriatic acid & water about 50/50 & soak them in that for a while. might want to spray them down with some lps #3 after you dry them. thats what i use to remove the same kind of rust inside old motorcycle tanks.

 

[FordDude]

Are they craftsman or any other warrantied brand? If they are, trade them in. Craftsman is usually no questions asked.

And that is the reason that I like Craftsman tools. fd

 

[daveSanborn]

I just found a tolbox that i put away last fall with tools from a road job, the toolbox got water in it & the tools sat in a pool of water off & on for several months now they are all rusty.

Sad, sad, sad news. Leaving tools to rust in the elements is worse than walking up to the bar and clumsily spilling a strangers full beer.

I don't know what to do as I've never been in this particular situation.... throw them away and buy new ones?

 

[Midlife]

Sad, sad, sad news. Leaving tools to rust in the elements is worse than walking up to the bar and clumsily spilling a strangers full beer.

I don't know what to do as I've never been in this particular situation.... throw them away and buy new ones?

You've never spilled a stranger's full beer? Where's the BSmeter????

 

[daveSanborn]

You've never spilled a stranger's full beer? Where's the BSmeter????

Not that I recall..... but after 10-12 beers I usually don't recall much of anything... thus the whole point of drinking that much to begin with.