Rusty Traps

[turbo mulcher]

A friend gave me a pile of conibear traps that have been sitting for years. They are quite rusty, What is a good method of cleaning them? I will dye them after cleaning. Thanks

[deanmc]

Sandblasting maybe???? I am not sure what else to do without a lot of elbow grease and sand paper.

[chickenman]

take a 5 gallon pail of water and add 4cups of vinegar and leave standing over night it does a wonderful job i do all my trap that way

[turbo mulcher]

Thanks, I will try the vinegar. Chickenman do you use the store bought dye or the bark method? Thanks

[chickenman]

no i use the store bought stuff i let them simmer in it for a hour then i hot wax dip them very good results you can get the lye wood dye a halfort in Calgary

[war_man_2009]

why take the rust off? i had old conis and i put them right in the dye and they came out just fine. unless of course they are rusted right throiugh then just throw them out

[turbo mulcher]

Soaked them in vinegar and H2O for 24 hrs and hit them with a pressure washer. They were stripped to shinny metal. dipped them and they came out great.

[ACM]

I remember filling pails with Coca Cola while my granfather laughed that i drank too much - let the traps sit overnight. they were shiny the next day and worked great. He was definately an old school guy but Coca Cola was used fro traps and also to take rust off the old truck bumpers- not sure why as my Grandfathers truck was sure not a show truck.

[war_man_2009]

well its simple really. whywaste the coke on a bumber when it tastes so good. right?

[crockerbear]

I use 110 conibears for muskrats....how important is it to wax them?

[crockerbear]

How important is it to wax 110 Conibears for muskrats?

[parfleche]

Not at all important , Muskrats are not prone to avoiding traps, and the traps will likely be set in or under water , Right? Nothing has the ability to smell under water except water shrews possibly . I,m NOT talking about fish only semiaquatic mammals.
If you feel the need to dip your traps , you are basically only protecting them from rust , and deterioration from the elements , For beaver or Muskrat for instance.

[McLeod Valley]

If them traps or any other trapps you get that are really bad soak them in Sani-flush toilette bowl cleaner they come out right black and take the dye awesome.

[Caleb1995trapman]

Is there water shrews in Alberta and where?

[Redfrog]

"Nothing has the ability to smell under water except water shrews possibly "

Dogs can smell things underwater. or track underwater.

I wonder if wild canines can? or felines?

[fuzz269]

I belive that trakin dogs can only smell the sent particals that are left on the waters surface and air, I dont think they can actuly smell under water. I could be wrong but that is how I understude it.