Frame rust-killing made easy?

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sounds very old school.
 
The oil undercoating is messy, but works great especially when applied regularly(once or twice a year)to a chassis that still has the factory or some new coating on it. I regularly oil undercoated the last four trucks I've owned, none ever began to rust(at least as long as I owned them).
 
I'd have a frame that would look like it was made of railroad ties with all the dust here..But rust isn't an issue..

This stuff works for boat trailers that get imersed in salt water and is non-toxic.

www.eurekafluidfilm.com
 
I Hate Rust!!!!!

I live on the Big Island of Hawaii, Lots of salt water in the air, High humidity. Rust eats up cars fast. To help prevent this I wash my '84 Truck once an week then give it a heavy dose of WD-40 from top to bottom.
I would use used oil on the frame, but it causes all the rubber parts to get mushy. :cheers:
 
I do the same thing, except I mix my old oil with diesel, old school or not, it works 2 different ways, first, ZERO rust, second, where I live there is no mud, just life sucking, clay brick once dry mud, it's clay of the worst kind, and when you spray your under carriage mud/clay dont stick.. and what is holding out under there comes off with the hose.. not to mention in the winter here.. they salt the roads so heavy all the time it looks like the damn slat flats in winter..

It works really good..
 
gbcruiser said:
Years ago I started spraying my frame with used engine oil mixed with kerosense, and also white lithium spray-on grease, to stop the spread of rust and prevent new rust from forming.

Any thoughts on this process?

I just posted a write up about this on my 4WD blog:

http://4wdtraveller.blogspot.com/2007/05/controlling-rust-spray-it-on.html

DGH
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I've seen that in a natural form. I help a buddy tear down a 63 impala out of rust country. It seems the valve covers and rear main had been leaking for years. The floorboards, frame, rear suspension, steel lines, and brake cables were in great shape. The front suspension required a torch wrench on most everything and the bolts on the front clip just broke off..
 
Used or new oils and any other petroleum product will not be kind to any rubber under your vehicle. This is/was a common pratice in New England. Not good for your vehicle never mind the impact on the environment.
 
WD40

The other day, I was talking to a buddy who has a body shop and has restored a few vitnge broncos. He was about to take on fixing the rear seal on my V8/FJ40 cruiser. He remebered my old cruiser and said how well it handled in the snow - New York City area. I said, the current truck will see no snow or salt - the kill us with salt.

He said I was a wimp and all I had to do was spray the underside of my truck with WD40, which just sounds insane. He said it has worked for him. He is a great mechanic and all...but I am not sure his idea for undercoating works for me.

Joe
 
brooklyn said:
He said I was a wimp and all I had to do was spray the underside of my truck with WD40, which just sounds insane. He said it has worked for him. He is a great mechanic and all...but I am not sure his idea for undercoating works for me.

Joe
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WD_40 is very lean as far as it's viscosity and it doesn't cling very well. Get a garden sprayer from the hardware store and use auto transmission fluid. Sticks better and it wanders into the cracks as you drive.
 
waxoyl

try a google on waxoyl--widely used in the UK for frame and cavity rusy protection
 
I don't think using used oil on the underside of your truck is a good thing at all... not only is it fully of acidic engine particles, when it drips you're dripping used engine oil all over the world...

Personally when I want to prevent rust on anything... I take it in to Krown (or you can purchase just there product) envirmentally friendly... and this stuff displaces water, unlike an oil, that sits on top of water, this stuff, seeps underneath it and protects the metal...

of course just another opinion, but I live in Ontario, and they use so much salt here...
 
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