mrsr1976 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Hi can we take a circular saw and jigsaw in the shopping container? They have little bits of sawdust in. Them and so would be a challenge to get sparkly clean! Also how about weights equipment? Some of the weights have little bit of rust, would this need to be scrubbed off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPRINTER Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I brought all my woodworking tools, power tools etc. all I did was blow all the sawdust off with an air line and got them as clean as possible, wire brushed any rust to look as though I had cleaned them. A lot of mine were very old tools so they did not look sparkly clean but clean. Whether customs checked them I do not know as they only check a percentage of boxes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 realistically if they don't check you needn't do anything. Most containers aren't checked, more likely to be checked if you declare something interesting like "hunting trophies" "elephant tusks" "sawn off" But if you don't declare or clean and get checked you face the consequences roll le dice..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 They check more than you think. Some of our boxes were opened at random and we shipped a sole use container with a well known company. Rust is ok as long as not very flaky and potentially harbouring insects or dirt. I would try to clean them as much as possible and remove Ny obvious sawdust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPRINTER Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I know what boxes were checked because of the way I sealed them, they may have x rayed them but actually opened very few, we also had a sole use container. Depending on what customs they come through they may check all or a %, pot luck really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 08/10/2018 at 03:51, mrsr1976 said: Hi can we take a circular saw and jigsaw in the shopping container? They have little bits of sawdust in. Them and so would be a challenge to get sparkly clean! Also how about weights equipment? Some of the weights have little bit of rust, would this need to be scrubbed off? Just get them as clean as you can. As someone mentioned give them a good dose of an airline and wipe down what external bits you can. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo453 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Apparently the smell of disinfectant is a good idea our place stinks of Jeyes Fluid at the moment. I'm taking a lot of tools probably a third of our 20 foot container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.