Cleaning messy tools

[bluevin123]

Hi,

I know you are supposed to clean your tools as you go along and all that stuff, but in a rush before xmas in the snow I packed up a load of my tools and forgot to clean them i.e trowles and grout floats and bucket trowel...I know its stupid but is there a chemical or some way I can clean them without bashing the hell out of them with a hammer or getting new ones?
Cheers.
Vin.

 

[White Room]

Don't use brick acid it pits the metal, I use a 4" sharp scraper if any builds up on the tools.

The grout floats will need chucking, using a hammer to clean the tools mmmmmmm, not a good idea:yikes:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

god thats against my religion , my ten commanments start with thought shoult clean your tools as you go!!!:yikes:

 

[lucius]

there is a non corrosive cement remover but i dont what it called, try soaking them in vinegar for a week ive heard that works.
Lucius

 

[brian c]

use a grinder but watch your fingers.

 

[Gazzer]

If you cant look after tools you shouldnt have them IMO.

 

[dagger]

Lithofin cement away........1 part water 1 part cement away....usually a litre of each!!

works a treat!

 

[bluevin123]

Yeah was waiting for you to pop up Sir Ramic, just typical of you saying that, my question was how can I clean them? I made it clear I was silly to forget, not as though im overly bothered, I could simply buy a new one, just thought there might be some way of cleaning them.
Vin

 

[david campbell]

there is a non corrosive cement remover but i dont what it called, try soaking them in vinegar for a week ive heard that works.
Lucius

can you still use the vinegar on chips after the week?:lol:

 

[davy_G]

Try the fein grinding/polishing head