{"id":2690,"date":"2012-01-26T15:57:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T20:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2015-03-19T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:01:07","slug":"zerust-firstlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2012\/01\/26\/zerust-firstlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Zerust FirstLook"},"content":{"rendered":"

When\u00a0<\/span>we posted the review of the\u00a0Craftsman project cart<\/a>, we mentioned that\u00a0lining<\/a>the drawers was a good idea. Padding keep the tools from shifting and protect the drawer bottoms from getting scratched. Little did we know that we would receive a slew of suggestions for alternatives to using commercial paddings. Some folks line drawers with\u00a0bubble wrap<\/a>, others use\u00a0carpet reminants<\/a>, some even made custom-fitted liners with\u00a0expanding foam<\/a>! While we are as DIY-minded as anyone else, protecting our tools is one area where we don’t mind looking for a professional solution.<\/p>\n

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A few readers suggested we check out\u00a0Zerust<\/a>. They offer\u00a0drawer liners<\/a>\u00a0with a chemically-based rust inhibitor integrated into the material. In checking out the Zerust site, we noticed they offer the Zerust Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) technology in a\u00a0capsule<\/a>\u00a0form. We thought both were pretty cool ideas so we got\u00a0a few rolls and a bunch of capsules<\/a>\u00a0to see for ourselves.<\/p>\n

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How does VCI work<\/a>\u00a0in stopping rust? According to what we can gather, the technology protects metals against rust and oxidation by releasing an invisible, non-toxic, non-reactive, and odorless corrosion-inhibiting vapor which coats the metal. The coating does not change in the metal’s properties (strength, conductivity, etc…) and the protection can last for up to five years. The specific formulations of the VCIs are proprietary so we have no idea of the actual chemicals used, but\u00a0Zerust’s VCI products<\/a>\u00a0have been deemed safe by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for use even with kitchen equipment and food ware.<\/p>\n

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While we would be interested in knowing the chemicals and the reactions involved in VCI, the real question is: how well does it work? We plan to answer ourselves after a few experiments. We’ll have more to say about it in the FirstUse report. Look for it next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When\u00a0we posted the review of the\u00a0Craftsman project cart, we mentioned that\u00a0liningthe drawers was a good idea. Padding keep the tools from shifting and protect the drawer bottoms from getting scratched. Little did we know that we would receive a slew of suggestions for alternatives to using commercial paddings. Some folks line drawers with\u00a0bubble wrap, others use\u00a0carpet reminants, some even made custom-fitted liners with\u00a0expanding foam! While we are as DIY-minded as anyone else, protecting our tools is one area where we don’t mind looking for a professional solution. A few readers suggested we check out\u00a0Zerust. They offer\u00a0drawer liners\u00a0with a chemically-based rust inhibitor integrated into the material. In checking out the Zerust site, we noticed they offer the Zerust Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) technology in a\u00a0capsule\u00a0form. We thought both were pretty cool ideas so we got\u00a0a few rolls and a bunch of capsules\u00a0to see for ourselves. How does VCI work\u00a0in stopping rust? According to what we can gather, the technology protects metals against rust and oxidation by releasing an invisible, non-toxic, non-reactive, and odorless corrosion-inhibiting vapor which coats the metal. The coating does not change in the metal’s properties (strength, conductivity, etc…) and the protection can last for up to five years. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[297,351],"tags":[938,939,899],"class_list":["post-2690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rainydaygarage","category-rainydayprojects","tag-drawer-liner","tag-vci","tag-zerust"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Zerust_AllBig.jpg?fit=1029%2C683","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7F1GW-Ho","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2692,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions\/2692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}