Oiling stopped rust on the underside of my mower deck. Pics,

[sixdogs]

Sprayed it with Fluid Film oil four years ago and it seems to have stopped the rust. The grass just peeled off and it looks great underneath. It's a 7' Woods.














Note here is that I don't let oil hit the ground. I spray on a gravel barn floor with plastic down and then trash the plastic. Oil can wind up in your well.

 

[RalphVa]

Glad it worked for you. I would have sprayed it with Rustoleum's Rust Reformer after cleaning it with a pressure washer and letting it dry. The Rust Reformer reacts with any rust and turns it to Iron Sulfide, which is black. I once sprayed my Gravely snow plow that had some shiny areas with no paint with Rust Reformer. The plow never did rust.

Ralph

 

[newbury]

Should have put fluid film in the thread title.

 

[sixdogs]

RalphVa--I thought about that but it's new to me. I'll look into it for future projects.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

Fluid film is great stuff. It's the best lubricant I've ever used. And it's excellent at preventing rust also.