Mpride1911 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 In my recent frenzy of cleaning out northern NY of their vintage hand planes before the shops all close down for the winter, and I move to southern AZ, I snagged this No. 112 that I'm very happy with. I sanded off the rusty cancer that was growing on the side and on the corners of the sole and it makes beautiful scrapes now. My question is, what should I do about the chips in the black paint. I really don't want to remove any paint, or repaint at all. I just want to protect the exposed portions. Additionally, I know and understand that I wouldn't have to worry about any of this if I'd have bought a Lie Nielson or Veritas. I'm very happy with the plane that I have, and the minimal amount of work that it took to get it to where it is. This plane is proving to be exceptionally hard to photograph, but the first pic is of a chipped paint area. The others are of the cleaned up sole, you can see the light pitting where the rust was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Wax on parts that will not see wear is not a bad option. I think most oil the planes and just wax the soles. T-9 and CRC 3-36 have followings as longer lasting than most thin oils. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpride1911 Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I use wax on my new planes, and follow Sellar's advice of 3 in 1 on the old planes. Both work for me. I'll probably try and wax the chipped areas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Kuehl Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Wipe it down with oil every 3 to 6 months...That plane looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yeah, definately don't try to match the japanning with paint. Leave it like it is and care for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Keep the rust to a minimum by using it regularly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Not sure exactly how to repair the japanning without bringing it all down and having it redone. The juice wouldn't be worth the squeeze to me but that's your call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I wouldn't bother trying to address the chipping. It has developed a patina over the years and shows it has been used - on a side note some people pay Fender and Gibson $$$$ for their custom shops to relic perfectly good brand new guitars to make them look old and road worn. Just put some paste wax on it to protect from further corrosion, call it done and put it to work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dknapp34 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I've never bothered doing anything about the japanning on any of my old planes. Once you've got the rust off and the blade sharpened, make some shavings and don't worry about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpride1911 Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 5 hours ago, TerryMcK said: I wouldn't bother trying to address the chipping. It has developed a patina over the years and shows it has been used - on a side note some people pay Fender and Gibson $$$$ for their custom shops to relic perfectly good brand new guitars to make them look old and road worn. Just put some paste wax on it to protect from further corrosion, call it done and put it to work. 10 hours ago, Brendon_t said: Not sure exactly how to repair the japanning without bringing it all down and having it redone. The juice wouldn't be worth the squeeze to me but that's your call. That's what I thought. Just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing something. I wasn't sure if wax was the best way to go, but it appears it is the way to go. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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