Fluid Film on excavator undercarriage

[liberty2701]

I just sprayed my truck frame with fluid film. It did such a good job i am thinking about spraying my excavator undercarriage with the same. I figured it would help reduce wear and rust. I know it repels dirt. Any input on this idea?

 

[fried1765]

I just sprayed my truck frame with fluid film. It did such a good job i am thinking about spraying my excavator undercarriage with the same. I figured it would help reduce wear and rust. I know it repels dirt. Any input on this idea?

You should also consider LPS-3....a GREAT product!

 

[liberty2701]

You should also consider LPS-3....a GREAT product!

It seems to be twice the price. Is it that much better?

 

[liberty2701]

You should also consider LPS-3....a GREAT product!

It seems to be twice the price. Is it that much better?

 

[fried1765]

It seems to be twice the price. Is it that much better?

You can buy a gallon of LPS-3 on Zorro.com for $62.59, with free shipping.
You can buy a gallon of Fluid Film for $42.59 at Advance Auto parts.
I use both products. I have a 16 gal. drum of LPS-3
LPS-3 has a Mil.Spec for corrosion protection. I do not believe that Fluid Film has a Mil.Spec.
LPS-3 will last through several hundred hours of direct water abrasion, before needing to be reapplied.
In past years I have rustproofed the panel interiors of all my cars with LPS-3.
Fluid Film is prettier, because it is clear.
LPS-3 is brownish, but is much longer lasting.
LPS-3 has been used in commercial aircraft cargo holds for years, as corrosion protection.
LPS-3 is not widely known in the homeowner/consumer market, but in my opinion, it is a superior product.

 

[liberty2701]

You can buy a gallon of LPS-3 on Zorro.com for $62.59, with free shipping.
You can buy a gallon of Fluid Film for $42.59 at Advance Auto parts.
I use both products. I have a 16 gal. drum of LPS-3
LPS-3 has a Mil.Spec for corrosion protection. I do not believe that Fluid Film has a Mil.Spec.
LPS-3 will last through several hundred hours of direct water abrasion, before needing to be reapplied.
In past years I have rustproofed the panel interiors of all my cars with LPS-3.
Fluid Film is prettier, because it is clear.
LPS-3 is brownish, but is much longer lasting.
LPS-3 has been used in commercial aircraft cargo holds for years, as corrosion protection.

Good info. Thank you

 

[Coyote machine]

You can buy a gallon of LPS-3 on Zorro.com for $62.59, with free shipping.
You can buy a gallon of Fluid Film for $42.59 at Advance Auto parts.
I use both products. I have a 16 gal. drum of LPS-3
LPS-3 has a Mil.Spec for corrosion protection. I do not believe that Fluid Film has a Mil.Spec.
LPS-3 will last through several hundred hours of direct water abrasion, before needing to be reapplied.
In past years I have rustproofed the panel interiors of all my cars with LPS-3.
Fluid Film is prettier, because it is clear.
LPS-3 is brownish, but is much longer lasting.
LPS-3 has been used in commercial aircraft cargo holds for years, as corrosion protection.
LPS-3 is not widely known in the homeowner/consumer market, but in my opinion, it is a superior product.

Would it be suitable to mower decks to halt rust/prevent further rust or would grass, small stones, whatever hits the deck underside abrade it off to quickly/ And would it tend to hold clumps of grass to the deck underside?

 

[newbury]

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I use both products. I have a 16 gal. drum of LPS-3<snip>

What do you use LPS-3 for and what do you use Fluid film for?

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Big fan of Fluid-Film.

Fluid Film is a penetrant/lubricant/rust inhibitor specifically recommended for your hydraulic cylinders and other moving parts. It has made the bolts, screws, knobs, levers, hitch pins, etc., on my tractor much easier to move. Especially on the 3PH it is the difference between "stiff and hard to move" and "easy peasy." Once it dries you hardly know it's there. Also non-toxic, which I didn't expect.

Never used the LPS-3.

 

[fried1765]

Would it be suitable to mower decks to halt rust/prevent further rust or would grass, small stones, whatever hits the deck underside abrade it off to quickly/ And would it tend to hold clumps of grass to the deck underside?

I would not use LPS-3 for the underside of a mower, don't think I would use fluid film for that either. Both would likely impede grass discharge.

 

[fried1765]

What do use LPS-3 for and what do you use Fluid film for?

I use Fluid film on items where I want a light duty colorless lubricant, and some temporary corrosion protection.
I use LPS-3 on items where I want some lubrication, don't care about visual appearance, and want a longer lasting coat of corrosion protection.

 

[CalG]

I've used Fluid film quite a bit over the past two years.
I like the idea that if I come back to the area, the grunge isn't going to be "that bad".

But..

Fluid film washes right off in any "automotive" application. Road spray takes it right off.
It's not much of a lubricant. Lanolin is all.....

It smells "ahh, err" different. I sort of like it, but then I don't.

I like it for things I might contact later, but it's not durable.

I use open chain lube for things that sit out, and I just want to spray them down with something.
I use a bit of Kel 132 because it's like LPS-3 and easier for me to purchase locally. Waxy.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I've been using Fluid Film on undersides of mower decks for a couple years now after reading on MyMowerForum about it. Some of the professional lawn service folks were saying that it stops rust and also inhibits grass from adhering to the deck. So I pressure washed and cleaned the deck of my push mower last spring and sprayed FF on it, let it set and dry a week and then gave it a go. It really helps. I still get a light amount of grass sticking around the bottom edge where the deck is stamped with an outward bead for stiffness, but I hardly get any grass at all sticking up in the air chamber areas. I've committed to myself that this fall I will pull the decks from my 2 garden tractors and pressure wash them and fluid film them for next years service. I hate doing the every 2 week deck cleaning on the tractors. Hopefully I get a similar effect as the push mowers and I can be lazy with regard to deck cleaning.

Photo of fluid film applied heavily to my Husqvarna HU800AWD deck is attached.