"oil spray" to protect underside of tractor, equipment

[WilliamBos]

how many years does one application last?

soundguy

I will let you know in the spring. This is my first year using fluid film. I know a lot of people who get their vehicles done with Krown that only get them done bi-annually. Biggest waste of money is the Caramel looking stuff, does not run into the nooks & crannies.

 

[tmartel1959]

I use hydraulic oil under sprayed under everything. I apply once or twice a year with great results.

 

[flusher]

Just read another thread with a member's horror story of how his tractor got covered in road salt and trashed his tractor's paint job.
My Kubota is no beauty or garage queen. I plow with it and run it thru salt all the time. I'd like to be able to spray the tractor with some kind of rust inhibitive from a can or pump sprayer that's economical. Would like to spray it under dumptruck body & flatbed body on trucks, too. Should I be using fluid film? When I use FF, it seems to attract dirt more than I'd like.
Recomendations?

Spray on undercoating. Also works sealing pruning wounds on my almond trees.

 

[Builder]

Would like to get ahold of something that is easy to apply from a pump sprayer. It's getting on the verge of being too cold up here to paint.

 

[Soundguy]

that's why I like that asphalt paint.. good stuff.. many uses..

 

[Mace Canute]

Stay away from spray on undercoating, that stuff plugs drain holes and forms pockets that trap moisture and accelerate rust.

I get my 1994 Chevy truck sprayed with "Rust Check" once a year, both underneath and inside the panels. It has a creeping agent added to it so it will actually creep in between the joints of body panels that are spot welded together. Slows the rate of rust down to a couple of percent of what it would be otherwise.

Like a lot of things, the effectiveness of it depends a lot on the guy doing the application. Fortunately my local Rust Check dealer is very very good at all he sets his hands to.

 

[Verticaltrx]

Would like to get ahold of something that is easy to apply from a pump sprayer. It's getting on the verge of being too cold up here to paint.

Any kind of light oil works good. We often use diesel + oil mix to spray on equipment to protect it, also us WD-40 for small areas. With the diesel we'll spray often add a little motor oil or hydraulic oil to it just to make it stick around longer. With that mixture you can spray a piece of equipment, then wipe it down with a rag and it leaves a nice protective residue. Works great with a pump sprayer, but it is kinda hard on the seals in some of the cheaper ones.

 

[herringchoker]

Stay away from spray on undercoating, that stuff plugs drain holes and forms pockets that trap moisture and accelerate rust.

I get my 1994 Chevy truck sprayed with "Rust Check" once a year, both underneath and inside the panels. It has a creeping agent added to it so it will actually creep in between the joints of body panels that are spot welded together. Slows the rate of rust down to a couple of percent of what it would be otherwise.

Like a lot of things, the effectiveness of it depends a lot on the guy doing the application. Fortunately my local Rust Check dealer is very very good at all he sets his hands to.

Another vote for Rust Check. I've been using it on vehicles since 1994. It works.

 

[5030]

Since 1944...

You are older than dirt. At your extended age, I'd be more concerned with body corrosion (yours) than corrosion of metal bodies......:laughing:

 

[PILOON]

Old aircraft mechanics will remember that raw linseed oil was called for to inhibit rust inside of airplane tubing.
You can thin it simply by heating it a bit for spray applications.
Linseed oil loves rust, drip some onto a rusty panel and it will creep into all crevices.
Remains pliable and wont flake off.
I have used it often with good results.