Thread: Underside rust/salt damage

Do what the regulars do who frequent the beach. A light coating of oil\diesel will kill any rust.

Just buy a degreasing gun for the compressor, assuming you have one if not buy a compressor, lightly spray before you go on the beach. Then when you return wash as normal and re coat with oil\diesel mix when the water is dry.

If you don't believe me have a look under the vehicle around where you have oil leaks. What, no leaks, you must have a rare Land Rover if it has no oil leaks.

Happy beaching .

akin to this trick I also like to put a hose on the end of the degreaser gun thats long enough to slide up the chassis and go nuts in there with fish oil. make sure you get a hose thats flexable enough to "whip" when you go hard with the spray gun that'll ensure you get a good coat inside the chassis.

If you can get em the little plastic bungs that sometimes come on hydraulic hoses pushed hard into the chassis holes will help prevent salt ingress into the openings but If you go fording at all will trap the water in there...

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

akin to this trick I also like to put a hose on the end of the degreaser gun thats long enough to slide up the chassis and go nuts in there with fish oil. make sure you get a hose thats flexable enough to "whip" when you go hard with the spray gun that'll ensure you get a good coat inside the chassis.

If you can get em the little plastic bungs that sometimes come on hydraulic hoses pushed hard into the chassis holes will help prevent salt ingress into the openings but If you go fording at all will trap the water in there...

I'm with you Blknight. You must have seen your fair share of rust.

Sounds simple enough, but you guys wouldent recommend painting exposed bits with some sort of primer and then sealer? That is after iv removed visable bits of rust via your method?

If your going to paint and primer Dont oil untill after the paint is well and truely cured..

remove the rust with the biggest wire wheel you can safely get in there then wipe down with metho. prime and paint and then your set.

however if your going to be beaching it alot your best effort is to galve the chassis and then oil the thing...

failing that lots of application of fish oil or dieso is best as it doesnt get abraded by the sand quite so much and is easy to reapply.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

If your going to paint and primer Dont oil untill after the paint is well and truely cured..

remove the rust with the biggest wire wheel you can safely get in there then wipe down with metho. prime and paint and then your set.

however if your going to be beaching it alot your best effort is to galve the chassis and then oil the thing...

failing that lots of application of fish oil or dieso is best as it doesnt get abraded by the sand quite so much and is easy to reapply.

Once again, I agree.

The only reason I would repaint would be to make it look nice but the oil treatment is what is going to stop the rust.

Expensive i would think to galv underside?

Think will take ur advice and ye take drill/wirebrush attach to it all, then recoat in the most durable metal paint i can find.

With the fish oil, just apply b4 i hit the beach ye. WD40 or simmilar still do the trick?

haha just thinking fishoil + hands/clothes = unhappy gf for remainder of w.e

Originally Posted by tobes-b

Expensive i would think to galv underside?

Think will take ur advice and ye take drill/wirebrush attach to it all, then recoat in the most durable metal paint i can find.

With the fish oil, just apply b4 i hit the beach ye. WD40 or simmilar still do the trick?

haha just thinking fishoil + hands/clothes = unhappy gf for remainder of w.e

I have used fish oil on my first car which was an XY Falcon. It stunk for months and eventually dried to a hard film that cracked away from metal allowing dust and water to be trapped = rust.

Fish oil is Ok as long as you re-apply every 12 months or so.

What I like about oil\diesel is that you can wipe it over with a kero rag if you want it off.

WD40 is one that I would not recommend as it evaporates too quickly and costs a lot for the area you want to do.

I have been meaning to try lanolin oil but so far have not. I've seen good reports on this.