Fish oils

[Parksy]

Hi all

In the last few weeks I've been busy fish oiling the patrol followed by a couple of days drying time in the shed, no driving or anything. This has worked out quite successful, as the oil has dried to the point where it's no longer tacky and doesn't hold onto grit or dust. It has even stuck to the insides of the wheel arches and survived several weeks of terential rain. I can hose under the patrol and the water just beads off. I tried this with the cheap Export brand of fish oil bought at super cheap, and was wondering if anyone has found a difference between this and the sepetone brand of fish oil? The sepetone stuff is about 3 times more expensive. If its just a brand name thing then that's fine. I'm very obsessed when it comes to corrosion control and I'm always chasing better and improved ways of doing things as well as finding better products to use. The only thing that bothers me at the moment is the "cheap" price tag of the export stuff. Anyone find that some are better than others?

Thanks for reading all

Andy

[Money-fishing]

I heard about this for the first time today! I'm amazed it works. How much do you apply?

[sil3nt_dr3ams]

Hi all

In the last few weeks I've been busy fish oiling the patrol followed by a couple of days drying time in the shed, no driving or anything. This has worked out quite successful, as the oil has dried to the point where it's no longer tacky and doesn't hold onto grit or dust. It has even stuck to the insides of the wheel arches and survived several weeks of terential rain. I can hose under the patrol and the water just beads off. I tried this with the cheap Export brand of fish oil bought at super cheap, and was wondering if anyone has found a difference between this and the sepetone brand of fish oil? The sepetone stuff is about 3 times more expensive. If its just a brand name thing then that's fine. I'm very obsessed when it comes to corrosion control and I'm always chasing better and improved ways of doing things as well as finding better products to use. The only thing that bothers me at the moment is the "cheap" price tag of the export stuff. Anyone find that some are better than others?

Thanks for reading all

Andy

Fish oil is fish oilq, all stinks the same. There are much better options than fish oil.

[threedogs]

I use Lanotec which is a lanolin based oil, reminds me of my uncles shearing shed,
I use the large spraycan, you can even use it on electricals, not a fan of fish oil

[rafa]

Lanotec sounds like a better option to me :)

[threedogs]

Lanotec and similar are great all round products, even comes in a grease form. All natural, Greenies love it,
As no sheep hurt producing it, I swear by it been using for ages now, I get it from CBC bearings in Airport West
opposite Essendon Fields{old airport}

[sil3nt_dr3ams]

http://www.daubertchemical.com/brands/noxrust/industry/military_approved_products

http://solutions.3m.com.au/3MContentRetrievalAPI/BlobServlet?locale=en_AU&lmd=1284344572000&assetId=1273666845769&assetType=MMM_Image&blobAttribute=ImageFile

Wax based are the go,

[MudRunnerTD]

http://www.daubertchemical.com/brands/noxrust/industry/military_approved_products

http://solutions.3m.com.au/3MContentRetrievalAPI/BlobServlet?locale=en_AU&lmd=1284344572000&assetId=1273666845769&assetType=MMM_Image&blobAttribute=ImageFile

Wax based are the go,


Yes they are very good high end products for sure but none of them "treat" a car like Fish Oil does?? Even Lanolin is a wonderful barrier type product and i use it all the time and rate it highly but it is Not fish oil.

Fish oil is Proven to Soak into the Pours of the steel, through the dirt, through the rust and into the pours and will be a barrier for years. You can mix it with your Body Deadener if you like.

Body Deadeners need the surface to be clean and ready to paint. as does most of the other types of products. Fish oil goes on after the car wash only.

The barrier that you achieve with a Lanolin product is susceptible to scrapping off and spot exposure, Fish oil soaks IN!

For the OP> The export brand is a very cheap market brand. likely the difference between the Export brand and say Septone will be the concentration levels of the Fish Oil. I know their Paint is very average so their fish oil will be light on too ;)

Fish Oil is Hands Down the Best thing to spray under your car on an annual basis. If you have a brand new car then Bitumen Body deadener straight from the car yard ;)


my 2c

[Ronin]

Fish Oil is Hands Down the Best thing to spray under your car on an annual basis. If you have a brand new car then Bitumen Body deadener straight from the car yard ;)



Which brand of fish oil and Body deadener do you recommend ?

[MudRunnerTD]

Which brand of fish oil and Body deadener do you recommend ?

For Fish Oil. a Spray can from Super Cheap is fine i reckon just not their Export Brand. use their higher end brands like Septone and the like. For Body Deadeners then the links that SD posted look great!.. You just need to look at the application of it. If you car is clean underneath then drive it up some ramps and get the brush out! ;) and Go Sick!

[gaddy]

Shell ensis fluid is another product that works well it has a wax finish I got put onto it by one of my wifes family memders , who used to live on fraser lasts about 12 months before redoing ,

[Parksy]

Thanks all for posting. Some good information and advice here. I'm glad someone mentioned the penetrating abilities of fish oil, because to me this is a very important aspect of rust preventatives. I tried some stuff called penetrol that I bought at bunnings and I think it's my new favourite. It doesn't smell like fish oil, doesn't take a week to dry, and when applied, just wants to creep and spread like crazy. Highly recommended.

[Ronin]

So which one is better ?

1. Septone Rust Shield (http://www.septone.com.au/detail.asp?item_cat=11&item_number=368&page_num=1)

2. Lanotec (http://www.lanotec.com.au/pages/products/up)

3. Penetrol (http://www.floodaustralia.net/products/paint_additives/penetrol.php)

[Parksy]

Penetrol ftw!

[NissanGQ4.2]

Is Penetrol even suitable for metal??? I read a lot of words relating to wood but nothing metal

[Parksy]

Absolutely. Penetrol has a very low surface tension (less than water)and just absorbs into anything. So long as it's not going onto grease or oil it will stick to anything. Even glass.