Is there anything I can spray on equipment to prevent winter rust?

[fltem06]

Down here in Florida we don't deal much with "winter" rust, but it's very humid all year long. When the mowing is done, I use Fluid Film on everything. I also deal with the salt spray similar to the lobsterman.

 

[sixdogs]

I'm the OP on this thread and way back I mentioned liquid floor wax. Late in summer on a hot and dry day I am near certain I saw someone spraying what appeared to be liquid floor wax on older equipment and using a pump sprayer. The next day, the machinery had a soft sheen on it and that sheen seemed to last despite rain and snow. I was not able to find the owner. Beats me but it worked and it did appear to be liquid floor wax.
Anyone know if this makes sense?

 

[Soundguy]

Down here in Florida we don't deal much with "winter" rust, but it's very humid all year long. When the mowing is done, I use Fluid Film on everything. I also deal with the salt spray similar to the lobsterman.

i've still found it's hard to beat paint vs preventing rust.. for the reasons pointed out. humid all year.. etc.

 

[D7E]

Most common way is diesel mixed with hyd oil inside seeders / fert spreaders etc , anything with moving parts . And on paint most i know just spray with diesel and rub down .

 

[jodebg]

As a lobster fisherman working in the salt water inviroment . Crown , fluidfilm and penlube are what everyone uses here.
my preference is Crown and I have 20 year old tools on the boat that still work like new .

Can you tell me the full name of the Crown product? Not familiar with this.

 

[Scooby074]

Can you tell me the full name of the Crown product? Not familiar with this.

Crown is actually spelled Krown. Its a great product too.

Krown Rust Control| Rustproofing & Protection for Cars, Trucks, Vans

 

[rasp21]

We always clean the piece of equipment up real good [ water and brush, hard rinse ]
let it dry off real good, get a pair of rubber gloves, a big rag, and a big can of CHEAP boiled linseed oil. Whipe the linseed oil on with the rag and let it dry. Drys like a plastic coating. Makes the paint last and look like new. Also works like a wonder on shovels and all hand tools. WOOD OR METAL. Works like magic on plow shares and disks. Like I said, it really preserves the original paint. Keeps things looking like new and NO RUST. Passed down from grandpa.

 

[sixdogs]

We always clean the piece of equipment up real good [ water and brush, hard rinse ]
let it dry off real good, get a pair of rubber gloves, a big rag, and a big can of CHEAP boiled linseed oil. Whipe the linseed oil on with the rag and let it dry. Drys like a plastic coating. Makes the paint last and look like new. Also works like a wonder on shovels and all hand tools. WOOD OR METAL. Works like magic on plow shares and disks. Like I said, it really preserves the original paint. Keeps things looking like new and NO RUST. Passed down from grandpa.

Wow--I wonder if that's what I saw that I thought was floor wax? It looked just as you describe and did dry like a plastic coating. Did you thin it with a solvent?

 

[Coyote machine]

Floor wax, use the huge gym floor buffer/polisher on all surfaces. Note: the waxing is the easy part, the buffing of the tines and disks is the hard part. See image below: you bring the floor wax....

https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.cateringsuppliesdepot.com/images/Popup/400_Oreck_XLH-21E.jpg

 

[rasp21]

sixdogs, pour it on the rag straight out of the can no diluting. After my single bottom plow is cleaned of dirt and dry, I can do a coat of linseed oil on it in just a few minutes. It keeps the J.D. Green shining and the linseed oil scours off the plow in just a few feet of plowing. A can goes a long way, buy the cheap stuff and use it on your shoveles and rakes too. Good for all wood handle tools. Never tried a spray bottle, but just off the rag goes on real fast. Boiled Linseed Oil.