Thread: It's Rusting!!!!!!!!

A liberal coating of rust converter, than wash the residue off, let everything dry, then coat with fish oil or lanolin.

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

This truck gets steam cleaned after every beach trip.

You know that may not actually help you much. That is a pretty aggressive approach and is likely to blast off protective coatings.

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

What's the solution... Sand blast and coat with rust inhibitor.

As above, sand blasting is a very aggressive approach. But you're getting onto the right track with the rust inhibitor, however you should only have to use that once rust has started eating right into your metal. Sounds like you can avoid that step if you only have little spots around the place.

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

One of the electronic devices.. What are they like. What's a good one. Neighbour swears by them.

Don't know anything about those but if you are referring to sacrificial anodes, well they should work but you'd need to position them in just the right spot, where different metals meet.

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

What's that Fish oil like?

Smelly, but very effective. You don't need to sand blast or anything before using it but it does need recoating from time to time. Makes a good impermeable barrier.

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

Spray with sump oil and drive along a dirt road?

I think this would not work well for you. The coating is not complete and smears off easily. It never really dries and is likely to trap sand and salt making your barrier a point where corrosion is more likely to start.

I have sprayed George with Dinitrol, a waxoyl equivalent. It is very sticky and you need to drive along a dusty road before hitting the beaches, but it doesn't smear off and creates an impermeable barrier that can only be removed with a good scrub with kerosene. It doesn't need to be recoated, ever.

Their website dinitrol.com:

Company:
Chemetall (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
Adress:
17 Turbo Drive
Bayswater North, Vic. 3153
Tel: +61 3 9729 62 53
Fax: +61 3 9720 1711
Contact:
Grant Cruickshank
Mark Dickinson
Email:
gcruickshank@chemetall.com.au

Oh by the way, I have affiliation with them. Just passing on the info.