Rust never sleeps.
11-21-2003, 05:26 AM
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Rust never sleeps.
I've been meaning to post this over a year, now!
As many of you here know, I HATE rust. Anywhere on my car.
While the "top" of the car is well treated and painted to stop rust, nothing is done to the drive train and suspension to resist rust.
Over the years, on various cars, I've tried different solutions and last year I came across a product that was superior to all others I had tried, and by a good margin.
It's called "BOESHIELD T-9", by the Boeing Company. Yes, THAT Boeing. Originally developed for thier aircraft.
It comes in spray cans, and resembles WD-40 in application. It has similiar components as WD-40, too, it is a water displacer and lubricant. However, it also has a waxy component, which leaves a soft waxy coating on whatever you spray it on. It's paint, plastic, and vinyl safe. I bought mine at West Marine.
I spray it under the car on every thing and surface I can reach that rusts or corrodes. This includes the CV joints, exposed bare steel on the suspension, and all the bare aluminum surfaces, including the front suspension arms, and the transmission housing. The only parts I do not coat are the exhaust components, even this stuff can't take that kind of heat. I spray a cloth and hand wipe the back side of surfaces I can't spray directly.
While you don't need it dripping, you do want a good coat, and allow it to dry without wiping. This way, the waxy coating gets the best hold on the material.
I'd do this at least annually, before winter for those in salt-spreading areas, and twice a year for best protection.
It can be cleaned off the metal with mild detergents, and does not affect the appearance, other than a slight waxy topcoat.
I did my final testing with the bad clutch pressure plate removed from my car. I sprayed my top three contenders on 1/3 of the bare metal surface, and left face up it on my deck last summer. The T-9 portion had the least rust, the other two areas looked as if they had not been treated at all. This test, while not totally scientific, was harsher than what the material will see under the car. We had extreme heat with the sun beating down on the pressure plate, followed, sometimes suddenly, by torrential down pours, which displaced even the softened T-9 wax.
I treated my car last year, and most of the T-9 is still completely in place now.
(I am not associated in any way with this product, nor do I know anyone who is, just sharing my experience!)
Jim
As many of you here know, I HATE rust. Anywhere on my car.
While the "top" of the car is well treated and painted to stop rust, nothing is done to the drive train and suspension to resist rust.
Over the years, on various cars, I've tried different solutions and last year I came across a product that was superior to all others I had tried, and by a good margin.
It's called "BOESHIELD T-9", by the Boeing Company. Yes, THAT Boeing. Originally developed for thier aircraft.
It comes in spray cans, and resembles WD-40 in application. It has similiar components as WD-40, too, it is a water displacer and lubricant. However, it also has a waxy component, which leaves a soft waxy coating on whatever you spray it on. It's paint, plastic, and vinyl safe. I bought mine at West Marine.
I spray it under the car on every thing and surface I can reach that rusts or corrodes. This includes the CV joints, exposed bare steel on the suspension, and all the bare aluminum surfaces, including the front suspension arms, and the transmission housing. The only parts I do not coat are the exhaust components, even this stuff can't take that kind of heat. I spray a cloth and hand wipe the back side of surfaces I can't spray directly.
While you don't need it dripping, you do want a good coat, and allow it to dry without wiping. This way, the waxy coating gets the best hold on the material.
I'd do this at least annually, before winter for those in salt-spreading areas, and twice a year for best protection.
It can be cleaned off the metal with mild detergents, and does not affect the appearance, other than a slight waxy topcoat.
I did my final testing with the bad clutch pressure plate removed from my car. I sprayed my top three contenders on 1/3 of the bare metal surface, and left face up it on my deck last summer. The T-9 portion had the least rust, the other two areas looked as if they had not been treated at all. This test, while not totally scientific, was harsher than what the material will see under the car. We had extreme heat with the sun beating down on the pressure plate, followed, sometimes suddenly, by torrential down pours, which displaced even the softened T-9 wax.
I treated my car last year, and most of the T-9 is still completely in place now.
(I am not associated in any way with this product, nor do I know anyone who is, just sharing my experience!)
Jim
11-21-2003, 05:30 AM
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Yup, Boeshield is good stuff! I have a small bottle that I use as a bicycle chain lubricant...
<center><img src="http://www.boeshield.com/t9bike.jpg"></center><p>...it is sold as a bicycle chain lubricant at many bike shops.<ul><li><a href="http://www.boeshield.com/">Boeshield</a></li></ul>
11-21-2003, 05:50 AM
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Yes, I use that, too, but it's a paint, T-9 can be sprayed without prep and masking, etc.
Though no doubt POR-15 will last longer. As long as you keep it out of the sun. ;-)
11-21-2003, 06:02 AM
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Heh, well I've done something wrong if the underside of my car is in the sun.
And the lifetime of POR exposed to the sun isn't a concern if I seem to have misoriented by car in a turn or something ;-)
In the interior of the car I use gray POR and paint a flat black over it to protect it.
In the interior of the car I use gray POR and paint a flat black over it to protect it.
11-21-2003, 06:27 AM
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Waxoyl is what the Brits use
No cars have more rust than british cars. They use the stuff a few times a year, and it helps keep it at bay. You must apply before rust starts. It keeps the O2 away from the metal.<ul><li><a href="http://www.waxoyl.com/en/">http://www.waxoyl.com/en/</a</li></ul>
