I work in an unconditioned space, an unheated uninsulated garage.
My habit is to bring planes, saws and chisels into the house’s basement ‘round about November 15, but this year I was trying hard to finish a pair of small cabinets and let it slide. My bad.
A few days ago I took everything inside and began the field stripping of every plane, Veritas and Stanley, saws, etc. What i found was a fair amount of rust inside but less outside of, the planes.
With diligent use of sandpaper, 000 steel wool and slips, I’ve eradicated rust; with the steel wool I began by waxing all the machined surfaces and polishing with cloths.
In other words a general restoration and refurbishment.
My asking of opinions is, going forward.
I have in my arsenal Minwax furniture polish, mineral oil, WD-40; and Bosheild T9.
For the hidden machined surfaces, do I spray, wax or oil?
I understand the external surfaces can be swabbed with mineral oil regularly during use, but I prefer to actually make things during the warmer months of the year. I’m ready to overhaul in the winter if necessary, but I’d like to keep the rust at bay otherwise.