Opinion on driving our cruisers in the winter / rust prevention

[AirheadNut]

I used the spray gun that is sold with WoolWax, it works well and comes with an 18” wand for getting inside the frame. I have found that it takes about 1.5 quarts to do the underside of the Prado, I bought 2.5 gallons of the stuff so it should last me a while!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

@rkymtnflyfisher @AirheadNut what is y’all’s sprayer setup?

I used 6ish cans fluid film last winter on my 100, thinking since I’m doing 2 vehicles this winter might look at a volume system. Plus I’m dying for an excuse to upgrade my air compressor.

Below are the worst spots in my 450, might need a professional to address these babies
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I just shoot straight from the rattle cans of Fluid Film, nothing fancy. I would be better off in the long run investing in something else to shoot a thicker, more uniform coat.

 

[AirheadNut]

I did my yearly application of WoolWax a couple of weekends ago, here are some before and after photos.

Prior to the application I sprayed the undercarriage with degreaser and then pressure washed it on the lift to remove as much grit, grime and last year's WoolWax as possible.

 

[geo5]

I did my yearly application of WoolWax a couple of weekends ago, here are some before and after photos.
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Prior to the application I sprayed the undercarriage with degreaser and then pressure washed it on the lift to remove as much grit, grime and last year's WoolWax as possible.

Lift FTW nice dude

 

[AirheadNut]

Lift FTW nice dude

I find I am increasingly putting off jobs until I am back in the Flathead so I use it! Once you've used a lift regularly it is really hard to do without.

 

[cps432]

I almost killed my self driving a Mustang in the snow one year. That following spring I sold it and bought a Land Cruiser to drive in the snow because I didn’t want to drive off an over pass or drift into a snow plow that’s dive bombing downhill. (That’s how it almost happened)

I actually got mine FOR winters!

It was more or less rust free, or seemed that way. After a year or two in Colorado the rust began to show in the typical areas. I never used fluid film or anything like that.

Now I’m in Bozeman and my truck has been parked for a while for an engine overhaul. While it’s out I’ve been stripping the engine bay and painting things. When I get it all back together I still intend to drive it in the snow, but this time I’ll use fluid film or something similar.

I want a 4x4 truck to drive anywhere anytime. I’m not worried about it getting rusty. It’s going to happen unless you keep it in the garage and never use it. That being said, rust retardation up here is paramount if you wanna keep that truck safely on the road.

 

[Mike NXP]

I happened to be talking to someone from the state today in regards to the liquid de-icer in our area. I was surprised to learn that most of the flathead county and surrounding areas don't use the magnesium chloride

I was told it's a salt(calcium chloride) and water solution , usually under 30% salt. The dirt and rocky stuff that gets spread at times I was told is a 20/80 blend of salt and dirt . They said up on areas near the divide it's more of a 50/50 solution .

I wonder if mag chlroide is any better or worse ?

All I know , I got stuck behind one of the trucks laying down fresh stripes early morning on my way to the airport recently . I was sad , lol but luckily not driving the cruiser