Tips on keeping a welding table top in condition

brightspark said:

rub it over with a bit of diesel on a rag then put a cover over it

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Diesel is surprisingly hydroscopic ..it attracts moisture & crud .

I don't use my bench much in our the cooler weather , but at the front end I've been casting several dozen 48 hr wax candles . ( greenhouse anti frost heating ) . The odd splashes & dribbles get scraped off with a Stanley knife blade and then it was given a quick WD 40 spray which I then wiped in … Where it has been it's kept the rust at bay very effectively since mid September .
This part of the bench gets rain on if it is coming from the SE through to the SW when the roller doors are up & also any dampness when the roller is up .

As I have two x 200 gram tubs of a Vaseline type petroleum jelly ( helps soften hard candle wax so it burns better ) when I next cast some candles I'll make up a very small amount of hot 50/ 50 candle wax & jelly ( 2 egg cups of it ). Then wipe it over the whole bench with some cut up sweattop jumper using the fluffy side , using the blow lamp to thin it if needed . It will be interesting to see how well it works , for the top should get a very fine thin hard wax film over it .

Diesel is surprisingly hydroscopic ..it attracts moisture & crud .I don't use my bench much in our the cooler weather , but at the front end I've been casting several dozen 48 hr wax candles . ( greenhouse anti frost heating ) . The odd splashes & dribbles get scraped off with a Stanley knife blade and then it was given a quick WD 40 spray which I then wiped in … Where it has been it's kept the rust at bay very effectively since mid September .This part of the bench gets rain on if it is coming from the SE through to the SW when the roller doors are up & also any dampness when the roller is up .As I have two x 200 gram tubs of a Vaseline type petroleum jelly ( helps soften hard candle wax so it burns better ) when I next cast some candles I'll make up a very small amount of hot 50/ 50 candle wax & jelly ( 2 egg cups of it ). Then wipe it over the whole bench with some cut up sweattop jumper using the fluffy side , using the blow lamp to thin it if needed . It will be interesting to see how well it works , for the top should get a very fine thin hard wax film over it .