Fluid Film?
 

I went to look at a Farmall Cub the other nite and got to talking to an interesting guy. We were talking of cubs and implements and he mentioned a product that is used for keeping rust from starting or spreading that is made with Lanolin. (from sheeps wool). Anyway, I have a landscaping company which also snowplows and salts, and those salt spreaders will eat the rear of a truck in matter of 2-3 seasons. So I did some research and found the name of the product and it's uses. Pretty neat stuff. Used since the '50's on ships to keep the saltwater from rusting the metal. Anyway, the more I thought about it, the more uses I could come up with. I found a supplier (my local green dealer) who had it in stock and for less money ($34/gal) than the internet suppliers. I picked up 2 gallons to try it out. Initially we're going to coat the rear of the trucks exterior, bumper, undercarriage, and brake lines and also the blades as it's supposed to help keep snow from sticking. Currently when we store the plows and spreaders we hose them down with WD40 and run the spreaders monthly to keep them from seizing up. We're going to give this a try, pending the results we get from this plow season. We are also planning on coating the underside of our Walker mower decks. Seems the farmers have been using this stuff to coat their equipment left outside to keep it from rusting away and it is also well known in the gunsmithing circles.

Basically wondering if anyone has heard of or used the product.

You can google for more info and I'll report back my results.

Results from the Cub viewing: Very nice, but missing some pieces and the serial tag was missing. My local green dealer (same one that supplied the product) had a complete '48 with nice deck which was my fall back. When I got there, it was gone, and I beleive the other one sold yesterday. Oh well!?

Fluid fim is "MAGIC". I've used it for years. You can buy it in spray bombs too.

I have spryed undersides of cars with it. It will creep into cracks and crevices. The gallon cans are very thick, nearly a gel. I mixed with Dexton ATF to thin enough to spray. It does proetct, and doesn't wash away. WD 40 is crap in comparison.

I use the spray bombs for lubricating bolts, electric motor bearings, any number of things.

A good penetrating fluid as well, doesn't work really fast, but does work in far better than most any I have tried.

Take a rusty bolt, clamp in vise and spray with FF. The next morning you will find as the FF drips off rust comes with it.

Toyman, I dont have personal experience with Fluid Film, but its talked about a lot on two websites I read. First one is www.Lawnsite.com and second one is www.plowsite.com

A lot of guys on lawnsite.com use it under the decks of their lawn mowers to keep grass from sticking and building up. Guys on plowsite.com use it to keep snow from sticking to their snow blades.

You should be able to find a lot of useful info at both sites.

Thanks for the links and info!

No problem,

Good luck and have a happy Turkey Day!