Rust protection compounds

[Parksy]

Hi all

Have been doing a little experimenting by applying different products onto bare metal and seeing what happens when I leave them in the elements. I've disolved beeswax into turps to turn it into a liquid and applied that to a small section of steel, a small section I applied marine grease and the 3rd section is marine grease and the wax, both disolved into turps. When dried, the wax section and grease/wax mix are both touchable and not sticky.


Has rained all week very heavily and this is how it looks at the moment.


Where there is rust, nothing was applied. Will leave it out in the weather for a few months and see which one works best.

Andy

[Bloodyaussie]

Hi all

Have been doing a little experimenting by applying different products onto bare metal and seeing what happens when I leave them in the elements. I've disolved beeswax into turps to turn it into a liquid and applied that to a small section of steel, a small section I applied marine grease and the 3rd section is marine grease and the wax, both disolved into turps. When dried, the wax section and grease/wax mix are both touchable and not sticky.


Has rained all week very heavily and this is how it looks at the moment.


Where there is rust, nothing was applied. Will leave it out in the weather for a few months and see which one works best.

Andy

Good stuff Andrew... will keep an eye on this.

[nissannewby]

Sump oil works well.

[Parksy]

Sump oil does work. But doesn't last long.

[Ben-e-boy]

After the test is done, can you paint it? Just with chassis black or something? And no cleaning? Please

[Parksy]

Can do Ben. Any reason for it?

[threedogs]

I've found Lanotec works well not sure how long it lasts though.
enviromentally friendly too, has a thousand uses,
always have a can on hand.

Could you use your mix with a spray bottle or is it brush on only

[lhurley]

Can do Ben. Any reason for it?

Just having a stab in the dark, but im guessing Ben is asking about a rust inhibitor that can be painted. Say you wanted touch up your bull bar or rock sliders, something that will protect the steel but can have colour on it

[Ben-e-boy]

Just for harder to reach places, like chassis rail or cross members, just for experimental sake

[Parksy]

No dramas. This stuff can be sprayed in a spray bottle. It atomises very well. That was the whole reason I disolved the marine grease, to make it spray able. I picked the marine grease because it's designed to resist being washed away, as well as to stop corrosion.