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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You should try bar and chain oil, thick and clingy.
Lakeside, got a question have a 2000 s10 3rd door rear wheel drive rear upper wheel arch is bubbled and rusted I see they sale the rear upper arch panel online now do I lap weld the new panel and knock it down and use filler and sand it down and prime wheel arch are do I fine tune the new panel and just but weld it and grind the welds all the way down and use filler not using metal pieces to patch and fabricate the upper wheel arch wanna use the upper wheel arch template panel need your opinion???
I'm confused. You say your method keeps things "looking like new". Then you bang on a frame rail to knock all the rust loose. So what is it, looking like new, or rusty but I think it looks like new?
Used oil also does a good job of stopping existing rust in its tracks
I should have mentioned in the video that I just started treating the frame rails on this Kia w/in the last couple of years thus the rust flakes inside. If started when new it would be fine inside . A box frame on a another vehicle opened my eyes to how bad an enclosed frame section can get if not taken care of.
once you start dont ever stop doing this, the oil attracts dirt….once oil dries out rust will attack! P.S. WD-40 does work but strips the paint off over time
dont forget to run car thru car wash with under carriage wash a number of times at end of winter to get that salt off
will this work if you have a lil rust starting already? I have a lil paint rust starting…. maybe rub a lil with a oil wet Q tip? like to avoid sanding & fixing it that way
I' ve heard about this, but I'm surprised it didn't burn. Thanks
This has to be the dumbest idea ever! Any oil, wax… will help prevent rust by shielding the metal substrate from exposure to oxygen. Why would you use used motor oil??
Stupid is as stupid does