Doing some Spring cleanup around the yard today and found my spool of wire right where I left it last year.

Any way I can clean it up or is it toast?

Toss it in the dye pot with your traps.

It's camouflaged. Perfect.

Being out in the weather for a year i personally wouldn't use it as a slide wire or anything. Still uses for it though !

Drive to the local hardware store, borrow a crowbar, use it to pry open your wallet and buy a new spool of wire.

Depends on what you use it for. Looks fine to me. I don't ever use it greasy and new, I don't like having that grease on everything. Would rather have it rusted and dry. Like bearcat says knock the loose rust off and throw it in the dye pot.

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If its pitted toss it.If its just surface rust,drop it in with your traps and snares when you dye them next fall.
Throw it in the wax pot also with your traps and snares after dying so it dont happen again.

Ok I’ll just pressure wash the whole thing then pour some canola oil on it and call it a day.

I use it for tying off body grip traps and snare support wire.

Vinegar

Looks good to me. I'll take rust on my hands over grease any day.

Early Christmas present for Shakey cause he needs it.
otherwise Pam spray

LOL!!!

Soak in vinegar will clean it up. I’d skip the canola oil. It will eventually be a sticky, stinky mess.

Good to know! Thanks!

Looks like surface rust to me, do what some others said and drop it in the dye container.

just use it to tie the bumper back on your K car , red green style with a duck tape finish

Then the die pot and wax. but It won't hurt a thing as is.

What Gauge is it,
That would make fine snair support wire

perfectly usable as is