There are a lot of items you can store away that will become a victim to rust or corrosion if you don’t take the proper precaution. To mention a few; cars, RV’s, boats, lawn mowers, bicycles, tractors, wagons etc… these can all produce rust and carrions and make it very hard to push, pull, or pedal, or can give a nice vehicle many eye soars to look at or even bring down the price value of a vehicle. If it is your vehicle you are going to store then you should give the vehicle a complete cleaning and then a wax to leave a protective glaze over the paint and any chrome or aluminum should have some type of light grease applied to it. Any vinyl should have a vinyl protection applied to it and there is plenty different protection product out there to chose from also plenty of wax products to chose from too. If you are planning on storing other items like lawn equipment you should try to apply grease to any type of parts that move on an axle like wheel Barings and also grease the axle itself. Any parts that pivot or should move freely should also be greased for the fact that build up of rust and corrosion can make any parts that should rotate or pivot become seized up and make it very hard for a person to use the items properly without taking it apart and sanding rust and corrosion off. Trust me on this one, this is not a fun job and once rust or corrosion has started it usually will come back fast and more potent, so preventing rust and corrosion before it starts is the absolute best way to keep that rust and corrosion away.
Archive for June, 2009
How to prevent rust and corrosion when storing
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009How to store furniture
Monday, June 29th, 2009Storing your furniture is a great way to keep your furniture safe and in good shape while it’s not in use. Preparing your furniture is something you need to do properly if you want to pull it out of storage in the same shape as when you put it in storage. If not done properly coaches, sofas, mattresses and recliners can get ripped and broken during the storage process. Tables and dressers can lose their finishes by being stretched and dinged and could end up losing their glosses look from unfavorable clement condition inside of the unit. All items such as end tables or coffee tables should be cleaned and then have a coat of some type of polish applied, this will help prevent unwanted scratches that could happen during the moving process. Fabric coaches, recliners, and other items that have a cloth like material should be cleaned and dried completely before storing to prevent mold or mildew growth during storage. Unless you know what you’re doing you should have any leather of delicate fabric furniture taken to a professional for cleaning before storing. Also do not lay any mirrors or class items flat on the ground make sure to place them vertically and use masking tape to put an X over the class or mirror for this will help from shattering. When storing any glass make sure to put some type of padding or buffer in between items, blankets will work well and so will card board just make sure you do not put card board in-between pictures or anything with color as card board tends to bleed the colors out.
Getting prepared for a easy moving day
Friday, June 26th, 2009Getting prepared for moving day should be very easy if you take the time to plan ahead. Little snags in the process can cost you a lot of time and energy.
First; box everything up and make a good estimate of how big or how many trucks you’re going to need to make the least amount of trips.
Second; try to get as many buddies as you can get to help you move.
Third; pick a good day and time, when the least amount of traffic will be on the road and the weather will be good enough not to cause you problems. Also picking a good day might help you recruit more of your buddies, you’re going to have a hard time convincing your buddies to help you move on a holiday or something like super bowl Sunday.
Forth; when you’re getting ready to start loading up for a trip to the storage unit remember to take the items you want to be stored in the back first, this is a silly but costly mistake that can become a very big hassle for you.
Fifth; Instead of carrying stuff passed and around each other, set up some type of process that mirrors an assembly line, this will help out a lot. There’s nothing worse than having a bunch of people working but no one is on the same page.
Sixth; make sure you have the shortest easiest path from point A to point B
Climate Controlled Storage Units
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Climate controlled storage units can be a great place to store items you want to store that may be affected by extreme heat or brutal cold temperatures. Since units are all closed up all the time until you open the unit the heat can become a very serious problem. If the sun is out all day long then your unit is going to be exposed to the sun all day long, with no ventilation by the end of the day the unit could reach anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees more on the inside. If it’s extremely cold it probably will not be much colder on the inside but coldness can be a very threaten weather condition to certain items you might put in the unit. Automobiles are probably one of the reasons most used for a request of a climate controlled storage units, and since this is true there are storage units around the United States that are dedicated only for the use of storing automobiles. These units are usually well priced especially if you are going to reserve a unit year in and year out. But maybe you don’t have a car but an expensive drum set or other music equipment or electronics. The best way to know if your items you want to store should be stored in a climate controlled environment is do your research, read the owner’s manuals, consult the company, or research the internet, if the item you are trying to store can be effected by unfavorable temperature then you will be able to find this type of information somewhere.
Storing Your RV
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Dose your recreational vehicles tend to get in your way, maybe you don’t use it as much as you move it from one spot to the other spot. You move it in and out of your garage numerous times, you move it from one side of the back yard to the other side just to cut the grass. The trailer is also another common eye sore in the driveway that tends to collect more junk on top of it then it dose towing the RV vehicles. You do have a couple of option; first you can pick a spot in the back yard and desinate it as a spot for the RV’s and the trailer. You can either lay down some bricks or lay down some concrete and park your trailer on top of this solid ground so the trailer dose not sink, then to conserve space park the RV’s on top of the trailer. For an affordable price you can build some type of structure or you could buy a structure that you can put together in about twenty minutes, this won‘t completely protect them from the bad weather but it will protect it from about 70 to 80% of the weather. Your second option is to pay a monthly fee for a storage unit and you could get your trailer and your toy’s out of your yard for good. If this is an option you are thinking about I suggest maybe getting an RV storage unit close to where you ride the most. This will help out on saving gas money because you won’t have to tow the extra wait as far.