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Re: Don’t soak traps in vinegar if!!!!!! [Re: foxkidd44] #8194920 08/12/24 10:12 PM 08/12/24 10:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 3,148 Pennsylvania elsmasho82 trapper
elsmasho82 trapper Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 3,148 Pennsylvania	So don’t dye your snares? CR’s??? Spray paint instead?

Re: Don’t soak traps in vinegar if!!!!!! [Re: elsmasho82] #8194935 08/12/24 10:36 PM 08/12/24 10:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 26,941 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 26,941 Georgia	Many do. I just lay them out long enough to knock the shine off of them.

Re: Don’t soak traps in vinegar if!!!!!! [Re: foxkidd44] #8194953 08/12/24 11:05 PM 08/12/24 11:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 4,754 East Texas B BTLowry trapper
BTLowry trapper B Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 4,754 East Texas	Don't use vinegar/water mix to take rust off if you plan on dying the traps either I cleaned some traps up last year and tried to dye them. You could barely tell the had been in the dye and they didn't rust much either. Ended up dipping them in rustoleum/acetone mix

Re: Don’t soak traps in vinegar if!!!!!! [Re: BTLowry] #8194956 08/12/24 11:09 PM 08/12/24 11:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,862 Illinois foxkidd44 OP trapper
foxkidd44 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,862 Illinois	Originally Posted by BTLowry Don't use vinegar/water mix to take rust off if you plan on dying the traps either I cleaned some traps up last year and tried to dye them. You could barely tell the had been in the dye and they didn't rust much either. Ended up dipping them in rustoleum/acetone mix I spray paint mine with el cheapo spray paint from Walmart Stand by your principles, Stand by your guns, and victory complete and permanent is sure at last. Abraham Lincoln

Re: Don’t soak traps in vinegar if!!!!!! [Re: foxkidd44] #8195001 08/13/24 01:30 AM 08/13/24 01:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 13,809 Ky J jbyrd63 trapper
jbyrd63 trapper J Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 13,809 Ky	Ok you guys must use different traps than I ever have. I always wanted rust on them Beautiful black coat of dye. As for pan rusting. Loosen bolt break them loose. Wax takes care of that

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