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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: crispy on March 05, 2011, 03:04:55 PM
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Hi all have heard about a method of rustproofing sub framework from another forum to do with fishing ,now boat trailers get a hammering from salt water but i thought i would throw this up to see what people think,from memory it requires a small hole to be drilled in each peice of framework then filled to a degree with oil used as you are going to throw it out anyway then the holes are filled with a plug either rubber or plastic ,the theory is as you drive the oile coats the inside of the framework to prevent it rusting ,i havent used this myself only heard about it just wondering what people think of the idea
crispy ;D
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Someone must have forgotten that oil is lighter than water. I think you might be better off pouring some fishoil in and filling the hole, or maybe some cheap paint. just a though... 8)
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Gday crispy,
Used to be a spray painter on the coast and rustproofed loads of cars and 4x4s with fish oil.Some I did in the early 90s are still going. I guess you could do what you propose buit ive never tried.I have drilled holes and pumped fish oil into places with a spray line that has a 4 way spray on it to coat the inside.You could use a garden sprayer with a long thin tube on the end or something similar if you dont have a compressor.The pro beach fisherman next to my folks coats his old 1980 ute cruiser in every oil he can get his hands on and its still going. There are other products like tectryl and waxoil..... but I use fishoil because I know it works... ive never seen a rusty fish!!
Pete