Rust Abatement with used oil

[fishEH]

I heard of someone using used motor oil sprayed on the frame, etc for use in rust abatement. Thoughts?

I'm considering doing this. The waxoyl has long since been rubbed off by snow, mud, grass, etc. Remarkably my truck has no leaks and therefore no build up of protective sludge. Surface rust is beginning to take hold and I'd like to head it off. Spraying used oil seems like a potential solution so long as I keep it off the hot parts.

 

[Mongo]

I have the OEM version on my D2...

 

[riceybean]

Here is a recipe for home made "Waxoyl". It's an old fashioned rust treatment / undercoating:

2 1/2 quarts turpentine
12 oz. beeswax / candle wax
1 quart light oil

Use a 5 gal. bucket, with a cheese shredder cut the wax into the turpentine, stir until the wax has dissolved, (takes a long time; you can use very low heat (a warm room) to aid but be careful) and thin with the machine oil to a brush-able / sprayable consistency. Apply liberally. You can use a hand spray bottle to get into closed-off sections if you have a small access hole. such as inside doors etc.

 

[fishEH]

Here is a recipe for home made "Waxoyl". It's an old fashioned rust treatment / undercoating:

2 1/2 quarts turpentine
12 oz. beeswax / candle wax
1 quart light oil

Use a 5 gal. bucket, with a cheese shredder cut the wax into the turpentine, stir until the wax has dissolved, (takes a long time; you can use very low heat (a warm room) to aid but be careful) and thin with the machine oil to a brush-able / sprayable consistency. Apply liberally. You can use a hand spray bottle to get into closed-off sections if you have a small access hole. such as inside doors etc.

That sounds like a plan. Will any old plain unscented candle work?

 

[ERover82]

I use the new WD40 Corrosion Inhibitor. Completely different than WD40. Very effective stuff. I've seen iron rods left in saltwater that look new.

 

[fishEH]

I use the new WD40 Corrosion Inhibitor. Completely different than WD40. Very effective stuff. I've seen iron rods left in saltwater that look new.

Sounds expensive. :-D

 

[jafir]

That sounds like a plan. Will any old plain unscented candle work?

Must be a yankee candle, heritage pine scent.

 

[riceybean]

That sounds like a plan. Will any old plain unscented candle work?

I guess it depends on what you want your rig to smell like. Beeswax at a craft store should be the ticket though, should mix better.

 

[Devildog01]

Here is a recipe for home made "Waxoyl". It's an old fashioned rust treatment / undercoating:

2 1/2 quarts turpentine
12 oz. beeswax / candle wax
1 quart light oil

Use a 5 gal. bucket, with a cheese shredder cut the wax into the turpentine, stir until the wax has dissolved, (takes a long time; you can use very low heat (a warm room) to aid but be careful) and thin with the machine oil to a brush-able / sprayable consistency. Apply liberally. You can use a hand spray bottle to get into closed-off sections if you have a small access hole. such as inside doors etc.

Al Gore is going to find you and kick your ass.

 

[jafir]

Al Gore is going to find you and kick your ass.

In that case, I'll share the ultra secret special ingredient. Spotted owl eggs.

 

[The Fourth Amigo]

I mix used gear oil with some kerosene to make it easier to spray. I apply it to the chassis and undercarriage once or twice a year. I usually take the wheels off and put bags over the brakes to prevent oil contamination.

 

[bmohan55]

I've used chain bar oil ("creeps" better) and a toilet bowl wax doughnut

 

[PaulMc0308]

a toilet bowl wax doughnut

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[Some Dude]

Ballistol?

 

[96discoI]

That's funny. I don't do anything but let it leak all over the place. it's impossible to fix all of the leaks at the same time. Everything under the truck is lubed up and ready to remove at any time. I thought all land rover's behave this way...

 

[FB111]

brother in law has an 80 BMW 320I with over 300K in New Hampshire. He has had it sprayed underneath with used oil yearly and the car has zero rust. When was the last time you even saw a 320I?

 

[MonLand]

thin with the machine oil to a brush-able / sprayable consistency. Apply liberally. You can use a hand spray bottle to get into closed-off sections if you have a small access hole. such as inside doors etc.

I did that a few (two?) years ago with unscented wax candles I got for cheap. That seem to work decently well. Whoever, I had a very hard time spraying it. I used a air-powered spray gun (not a can-attached paint gun, a sprayer with a flexible pick up tube; think Siphon/Venturi effect) and the wax would dry/solidify inside the gun. I had to do quite a bit of cleaning to do the entire chassis. I guess due to the air temperature being too low or air pressure too high?

 

[bigcheif]

I wish my leaks reached the back frame rails! It's the only rusting areas on mine.

 

[riceybean]

I wish my leaks reached the back frame rails! It's the only rusting areas on mine.

Drive faster!

 

[DiscoPhoto]

Drive faster!

^sweet haha