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[StevSmar]

Fluid film is much easier than rubbing sheep all over your tools.

No doubt it’s much easier, but is it more fun?

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Yeah, it's convenient, but at $5/can it's spendy. There's also those sureshot pressurized sprayers too. Always wanted to try one, but again....I'm cheap....

Holy crap, they used to be like $45-50 and you could get them on sale for around $35. Now up near $100. I thought $50 was bad.....Always thought an old 1lb propane bottle would work great for one (just my recycling mind), but playing around with homemade pressure vessels isn't high on my list of fun shop activities.....

Just noticed....https://www.princessauto.com/en/product/PA0008311334

 

[Susquatch]

Just noticed....https://www.princessauto.com/en/product/PA0008311334

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I wonder if these work as well as the brand name ones do. Has anyone tried them?

I mostly use mine for spraying oil on stuff. I also have one for diesel oil, one for used engine oil, and one for hydraulic oil.

 

[quitereal]

I wonder if these work as well as the brand name ones do. Has anyone tried them?

I just got one of these at auction for $5
Have two others, one for wd40, one for solvent/varsol. I had tried straight up rust chek in one but it was too viscous. Not sure how viscous fluid film is but perhaps thinning it with varsol would work. They seem to work great as long as the fluid is thin enough.
In fact I think Ill try thinning rust chek with varsol for this latest one, it would be handy...

 

[Susquatch]

They seem to work great as long as the fluid is thin enough.

My engine oil one doesn't spray but it will squirt. I mainly use it on drive chains on farm equipment so a squirt is just fine anyway. Hydraulic fluid and diesel oil work just fine.

 

[quitereal]

My engine oil one doesn't spray but it will squirt. I mainly use it on drive chains on farm equipment so a squirt is just fine anyway. Hydraulic fluid and diesel oil work just fine.

Ya i was going to ask you to clarify that, so like aw32 hydraulic oil aerosolizes? That rust chek straight up would just squirt, kinda.

 

[jcdammeyer]

I might just buy one for kersene since that also works for milling aluminum and I think is cheaper than WD40.

Still have an unused gallon of LPS-1. Kind of like WD40 but leaves dry residue so not good for milling aluminum.

 

[DPittman]

Ya i was going to ask you to clarify that, so like aw32 hydraulic oil aerosolizes? That rust chek straight up would just squirt, kinda.

Good to know I was going to buy one for fluid film.

 

[grease monkey]

@Susquatch , you've seen my shop as have others, its still in pretty decent shape, grew on me pretty well to keep it clean and organized! nice being able to get 2 vehicles or big projects indoors with plenty of room to move! like monday I had to get my backhoe inside to rebuild the hoe spool valve because it was leaking bad even with tractor not running!, changed a rear axle seal last wk as it was trashed, what a job that was! hey Mr, if you're ever in the market for hard to get diesel parts, that Amish fella north of town has some of the craziest connections I've ever seen! you name it, he can likely get it, from a 5.5hp Lombardini to a 400hp Mitsubishi! loves his Cummins engines

 

[mmcmdl]

A complete phuster cluck here !

 

[jcdammeyer]

I think we should all aim for this size shop...

 

[Susquatch]

WD40 is better than brake clean and relatively speaking it's fairly cheap. I definitely never use it for lubrication either, but rust prevention it's better than nothing and definitely better than something that strips everything off.

I NEVER said to use brake clean as a rust preventer. NEVER! I'd think that would actually be worse than spraying it down with salt water!

Lots of way better products out there. Fluid film is awesome but too sticky for indoor use. WD40 Corrosion Specialist is even better than fluid film but too expensive for routine use. Remington gun oil is great stuff but doesn't work well outdoors.

Here is a post worth reading.
Post in thread 'Car Rust' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/car-rust.14462/post-191030

And here is the original thread 'Rust is the Enemy' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/rust-is-the-enemy.3607/

 

[SomeGuy]

I NEVER said to use brake clean as a rust preventer. NEVER! I'd think that would actually be worse than spraying it down with salt water!

Lots of way better products out there. Fluid film is awesome but too sticky for indoor use. WD40 Corrosion Specialist is even better than fluid film but too expensive for routine use. Remington gun oil is great stuff but doesn't work well outdoors.

Here is a post worth reading.
Post in thread 'Car Rust' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/car-rust.14462/post-191030

And here is the original thread 'Rust is the Enemy' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/rust-is-the-enemy.3607/

Did you actually post this today? I thought this response was from a while ago but I got a notification for it?

 

[Susquatch]

Did you actually post this today? I thought this response was from a while ago but I got a notification for it?

Yes, I did. I got a notification for your post and didn't remember seeing it before. Better late than never I guess.