Testing different rust inhibitors/lubricants

[purplepickup]

I ran across this homegrown test a guy did with 46 different products, mostly gun oils, to see which brand offered the best corrosion protection, lubrication, & no reaction to non metal components.

The two oils I use on guns didn't even make it past 24hrs without beginning to rust...guess I'm a sucker for marketing.  Samples with WD-40 'Specialist' Corrosion Inhibitor still hadn't started to rust at over 500hrs.

I thought some here might find it interesting.  http://www.dayattherange.com/?page_id=3667

[wayne petty]

try some of the two items on the right side of page 168..

http://www.colfast.com/downloads/krylon%20products%20group/Product%20Catalog.pdf

a rather large download..

i used an earlier version of the stuff all the way to the right.. on a dip hot tanked block that had all the paint removed.. the machine shop bored it 4.160  .05 larger than the pistons i had.. so it sat out side for 2 years with a complete paint job of that stuff.. and it did not rust..   looked brand new.. must be the reason some fellows pushed it up and over the 6 foot fence around my yard at the time.   funny is.. if they had ask for it i would have given it to them.

i need to find the proper coating for automotive computer circuit boards.. to make them moisture and water proof again..

[Beck]

I will have to buy some of the WD-40 'Specialist' Corrosion Inhibitor. The pricing isn't to bad. It is a 6.5 oz can for about $12 at Grainger, Amazon and Walmart online.

I would like to try some of the Frog Lube, but it is much more expensive. I found it from the mfg in an 8 oz spray bottle and a combo pack of 4 oz paste and 4 oz spray on Amazon. Both were priced at about $34 plus shipping.

If we could buy either in gal containers to put into a garden sprayer for use under cars headed to the salt flats???

[Arnold]

I ran across this homegrown test a guy did with 46 different products, mostly gun oils, to see which brand offered the best corrosion protection, lubrication, & no reaction to non metal components.

The two oils I use on guns didn't even make it past 24hrs without beginning to rust...guess I'm a sucker for marketing.  Samples with WD-40 'Specialist' Corrosion Inhibitor still hadn't started to rust at over 500hrs.

I thought some here might find it interesting.  http://www.dayattherange.com/?page_id=3667

 WD40 Gulp. Many years ago I had 2 steel original Olds 455 cranks.These things were perfect..didn't even need to be turned.
  I coated them with WD40 and bagged them.Stored them indoors.
  Many years later when I went to sell them they were rusted..pitted to the point of I doubt..and so did the guy I gave them too..that they could ever be cleaned up.

 I would have to do some serious testing on my own before I would trust.

  I have found Walmart rustproofing(and so have lots of others)((I think it is Tech or something)) to be the best. I have tested Honey Goo and been impressed.Boeshield I hear is great too.I have also heard that Fluid Film is the best?

  I have tesed all kinds of stuff too.

[purplepickup]

Arnold, I agree about regular WD-40 coated parts rusting quickly.  The guy tested regular WD40 and "WD40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor".  I think the Specialist types are new.  I'd never heard of them before now.  That's the type that didn't rust.  The regular WD showed a little rust at 24 hours and was badly rusted at 168 hours.

This came from a gun forum so he tested to give gun people info about products they might use on guns.

[Harry]

I had good luck with Gibb's Penetrant.
I sprayed some aluminum wheels and they sat around for years and did not corrode.

[WZ JUNK]

On a related note.  I have a comparison of the effect of Bonneville salt on galvanized steel lag screws.  I used these screws to anchor our sun shade to the salt.  I may have posted this information before but crs is affecting me again.

The screw on the left is the control item.  I left it alone when I returned home.  The middle screw was a water rinse.  The screw on the right was rinsed with a product called Salt X.  There was a noticeable improvement of the screw in both the water only rinse and the Salt X but not a lot of difference between the two.  My next trip to the salt, I intend to take some samples and be more specific and scientific about the study.

John