Need some ideas on this.

[EVILDR235]

So i have tools that i don't use all the time and want to protect them. I have taken a box of baby wipes and dried out the wipes. I would like to put some type of oil on them so i can wipe down tools before putting them away. I have lots of different types of oils and can't decide what oil to use. I thought maybe ATF since i have a paper can of it. I am thinking the tools i want to display i will use paste wax on them. Does anybody make oil type wipes for tools ? I know they do for firearms, but they are too expensive. I don't want to drown the wipes, just add a little oil now and then.

EvilDr235

[p_toad]

Any light weight oil should be ok on all steel tools, but i would be very careful about wood and plastic parts  (same way as watching out for celluloid plastic).   The baby wipes are probably good to give them a light coating/wipe, but don't leave that "oil rag" laying around...  It may not be a drying oil like for wood finishes, but why take a chance with something flammable?

[Northwoods]

Old English from Wallymart.  Works on metal, wood, and leather.
I bought an old frozen Stanley model 82 cabinet scraper this morning.  Completely covered with paint.
Used paint remover, soap and water, and Old English; the wingnut adjustment and the scraper clamp are loose and working like new.  I let it dry another day or two, and I'll treat the wood, perhaps with a little stain, and it will be sweet, better than it has been in 50 years.

[EVILDR235]

I keep all rags and paper towels in a metal can with a lid. Later i burn them. I worked in a commercial auto repair shop for 32 years and never had anything burn. Seen one dummy drill a hole in a full gas tank. Seen another guy burn up four cars while using a torch. Another guy using a Pardner cut off saw caught all our dirty work clothes on fire. NO FIRE, that was always the rule after wear your safety glasses.

EvilDr235

[Chillylulu]

Don't put too many oily rags together, they can spontaneously combust.

I've always been too overly cautious about this.

Another good reason to keep them in a steel can.

Chilly