Quote Originally Posted by C9x
I hear you on the rusty tools stuff, but if it's not too bad simply using them usually cleans them up.

Or you can use some oil and 4/0 steel wool to clean them up.
That works fairly well on old guns.
As does a cloth and oil.
I don't mind a couple of rust specks - but some of the junk I've seen locally looks like the tools were stored in a swimming pool. A couple of years ago I was able to get a nice set of Snap-on combo shorty wrenches (cheap) to complement my long set.