Season with Oil After cleaning, dampen a cloth with true oil, like linseed oil, and apply a thin layer to the metal parts of your garden tools. (Linseed oil is also great for wood handles).

Add a small amount of oil — WD-40 or linseed oil is fine — and mix it until the sand until it is damp, rather than wet. 3. Store your metal garden tools, like trowels and pruning shears , by ...

You can also apply linseed oil or WD-40 to metal tools to protect them from rust. Apply 3-in-1 oil to pivot points of shears and loppers. How to Store Your Tools in the Garage ...

Oil-based wood stains and linseed oil can burn without any spark. — -- Summer is a popular time for home improvement projects, but officials are warning of a danger that many people may not ...

Aug. 5, 2010 — -- Under certain circumstances, a common household product can combust -- or catch fire -- without any outside flame or spark. That product is linseed oil, which so many people ...

Silicon spray, for instance, is a generic product that a number of lubricant manufacturers sell (in my garage I have Prestone Silicon Spray about $3 a can) and it works well as a rust inhibitor.