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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.