One of the best rust prevention methods is nearly free! Over several years I have found that using used motor oil as a DIY automotive rust proofing method can keep your car panels rust free and looking like new. This video shows proof with a Detroit area 2002 Kia that has been rust proofed with motor oil since new (just started on the frame rails recently) and is nearly rust free 18 years later. A special thanks goes out to ROCKROOSTER footwear 🙂
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Mustie1 channel uses chainsaw oil and kerosene and sprayer to do his truck frame.
Use Fluid Film, works very well.
Great subject Jerry! You've done bits and pieces of your oiling techniques before but good thinking to dedicate a video to it, and just before Salt Season too! If you haven't put too much oil up in the KIA frame rails yet, you may want to try a can of Eastwood's "Internal Frame Coating" first. It is supposed to be loaded with phosphoric acid and is thin to creep and to encapsulate rust. I started experimenting with it last year, spraying it into hidden areas that were rusting but still solid. It comes with a long thin wand coiled up in the box. Patience and a heat gun will straighten it and it has a 360 degree spray head. After some experimenting, I found the long wands made by SEM and 3M for their cavity wax products do a MUCH better job of emitting a 360 degree atomized spray pattern for better coverage. You can clean the wand afterwards by sticking it on a can of aerosol gun cleaner. Hit the area with the oil after the Internal Frame Coating hardens for long term protection. Larry
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-internal-frame-coating-14oz-aerosol.html
I live in Holland,Michigan and use LPS 3 for years and it works great… doesn’t hurt rubber or plastic. LPS 3 is the best stuff IMHO
Great video I started to do this from last year and I will keep doing this evrey year on a long run it's well worth it very informative video thank you Jerry stay safe
Why did you use mineral oil with the used oil
Good Video!! I’m in Northern Mn., I’d like to do this or something similar (Fluidfilm /Woolwax) to some areas on my 2009 Silverado. QUESTION: As a body man, How will these treatments effect the body panels for adhesion of body filler, fiberglass, primer and paint?? (Rust repair) Any tips? I was thinking you would have to heat the panel slightly before the work to “burn off” the rust proofing?? Would it cause “Fish Eyes” in the paint?? Thanks!!
One of those Hand Pump Home And Garden Pressure Sprayers Would Work Well too…….
Thanks for the clarification about the frame rails; those rust flakes didn't inspire confidence. Still I think I would only apply the used oil on the exposed surfaces and use Fluid Film anywhere you are spraying into holes for better coverage; if not fluid film maybe transmission fluid inside the doors and fenders. A tip from someone else's video – use painter's tape to cover door drain holes long enough for transmission fluid or fluid film to soak into the pinch welds (or until the next rain).
uh oh i picked up oderless mineral spirits…looks like milk, can i use it? theres also food grade mineral spirits which is cheaper can i use it instead?