I bought 5 gallons of fluid film and treated 10 cars. I have a lift outdoors so I could pressure wash the car first and let it dry. I then inspected the cars at several intervals. At two months all the fluid film was gone. This is Northern Vermont. I did this because I was thinking of selling this service. Since it was so short lived I abandoned the idea. My feeling is that the hydraulic pressure the undercarriage sees at speed on sloppy roads combined with sand that seems to be pretty wide spread just blows the fluid film off. I even coated the blades of a freshly used two bottom plow that had shiny iron blades because I plowed a couple acres. The plow was sitting on a pallet off the ground outside where I store my tractor attachments. In two months the blades were orange with surface rust. Fluid film is sheep lanoline based. While not soluble in water lanoline does mix with water to form an emulsion. My feeling is water contact carries away a portion of the lanoline every time its encountered. So the lanoline washes off. The only way to prevent salt from destroying your car is just not to drive it in the winter. I have summer cars and winter beaters. Summer cars the brakes last 10 years. Winter beaters brakes last two years. Road salt is Vermonts biggest Jobs program. We pay people to drive 375 trucks to spread 23 tons per mile so that we can employ car repair and car dealers. We also rebuild our transportation infrastructure twice as fast as we should as salt attacks rebar in concrete. On top of this Vermont has a very stringent car inspection program and we dont require Snow tires. ITs really State sponsored terrorism and historically we hardly used any salt all the way up to 1960. Some how we survived with rear wheel drive cars and no road salt up to 1960. Now we have raised a population that cant drive in the winter without bare roads and our cars are lucky to last 10 years from new. Our Lake Champlain salinity has also doubled in the last 50 years. My neighbor had to drill a new well because road salt from State route 17 seeped into the area and rotted his well casing. IT cost 20K for a new well.
Well said. State sponsored terrorism. I live in Va and it barely snows here. Still, when it does, they sling salt EVERYWHERE. i end up pressure washing the undercarriage off and lubing everything when i do have to drive in the crap.
Try Fluid Film black or Surface Sheild , they're more sticker to surfaces. Also, Were you washing your car at car washes? It's possible the ff got washed away. You have to drive down a dirt road after applying
I live in the U.P. of Michigan and the salt is horrible up here. I've used Fluid Film for a few years and it works. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 that has resisted rusting for 6 years now.
Those rockers will benefit if you get underneath the truck and pull the rubber plugs on the rockers and get inside. When done, put the plugs back. Like some said here already, rocker panels will rust from the inside out... especially GM trucks.
I have Fluid Film professionally treated annually. It is worth it - they use professional spray applicators and get all the nooks and crannies. First time treatment is extensive - inside fenders, doors, and body panels. Annual application is a touch up. A warranty comes with the treatment. Pittsburgh Oil Undercoating in Monroeville PA. They don't recommend high pressure spray to clean undercarriage - just a gentle water spray to clean underneath. A prime area to rust on that truck is under the plastic fender flairs. It would be a PITA, but would best to remove them and apply fluid film to areas underneath them.
Rocker panels usually rust from the inside out. Stone chips rust from outside in. Spraying them with rust inhibitors definitely will slow the rust down. Cars and Trucks are the second most expensive item you will purchase. You have do everything to keep your vehicle in tip to shape.
I was told by my rust proofing tech at Krown,, to NOT wash the undercarriage throughout the winter months as it will remove the rust proofing.. when using the coin op washes .. Some say wash and some say dont. DO you wash the undercarriage in the winter as well through the car wash ?? I use my truck for salting almost daily in the winter months.
Awesome video, I think this is pretty important in the northeast when most of the vehicles are eaten away by rust before they're used up. ACF-50 /corrosion-x is another great product for this.
I like this fluid film product,but just 2 cans? I think i used 4 on my 75 lincoln town car.i sprayed innside the frame and bumpers also.and inside if fenders and doors
Hey man do you wash the undercarriage throughout the winter or wait until spring after you coat it with fluid film? Like would getting it washed wash away the fluid film?
@@lettersdoingtricks8780 i would wait 2-3weeks after aplying fluid film,so that it can settle a bit. Then wash with low pressure hoose,to rinse away exesive salt and grime
Need to do this before you ever get salt in the places you can’t see. Inside the panels that will retain the salts. In all the crevices that are hidden.
I'm in eastern Canada. I use 1 gallon per year on my truck. I'd love to have rust coverage requirements like you ! "It's not super toxic" lol... It's made from lambs wool wax......totally natural.
I bought an undercarriage cleaner that connects to my electric power wash and it’s way better than taking it to the car wash since the car wash undercarriage doesn’t spray much. Also taking your car into a drive thru car wash with salt still on your car will scratch the paint
The best time to spray your vehicle with a rust inhibitor is after the winter in the spring. Your vehicle will be blocked with rust causing salt and moisture at this time, and that combined with the warmer weather wreaks havoc. Best to give her a good washing in the spring then spray the rust inhibitor.
So you had double undercarriage wash for nothing? I mean if you had salt all over the truck it means the roads were already sprayed with salt. And when you drove back home with wet undercarriage you picked up the salt from the road. I rather wash it myself at home.
Hey boss, couple of questions. First did you paint your frame using the same process? Just laying under it and painting it or did you have the body lifted. Next after applying the fluid film do you wash the undercarriage throughout the winter or do you wait until spring?
I use hydraulic oil spayed on with a paint sprayer it’s cheap, and runs into every seem and crevice. Give her the oil boys old mrs rust she doesn’t like the oil!
I bought 5 gallons of fluid film and treated 10 cars. I have a lift outdoors so I could pressure wash the car first and let it dry. I then inspected the cars at several intervals. At two months all the fluid film was gone. This is Northern Vermont. I did this because I was thinking of selling this service. Since it was so short lived I abandoned the idea. My feeling is that the hydraulic pressure the undercarriage sees at speed on sloppy roads combined with sand that seems to be pretty wide spread just blows the fluid film off. I even coated the blades of a freshly used two bottom plow that had shiny iron blades because I plowed a couple acres. The plow was sitting on a pallet off the ground outside where I store my tractor attachments. In two months the blades were orange with surface rust. Fluid film is sheep lanoline based. While not soluble in water lanoline does mix with water to form an emulsion. My feeling is water contact carries away a portion of the lanoline every time its encountered. So the lanoline washes off. The only way to prevent salt from destroying your car is just not to drive it in the winter. I have summer cars and winter beaters. Summer cars the brakes last 10 years. Winter beaters brakes last two years. Road salt is Vermonts biggest Jobs program. We pay people to drive 375 trucks to spread 23 tons per mile so that we can employ car repair and car dealers. We also rebuild our transportation infrastructure twice as fast as we should as salt attacks rebar in concrete. On top of this Vermont has a very stringent car inspection program and we dont require Snow tires. ITs really State sponsored terrorism and historically we hardly used any salt all the way up to 1960. Some how we survived with rear wheel drive cars and no road salt up to 1960. Now we have raised a population that cant drive in the winter without bare roads and our cars are lucky to last 10 years from new. Our Lake Champlain salinity has also doubled in the last 50 years. My neighbor had to drill a new well because road salt from State route 17 seeped into the area and rotted his well casing. IT cost 20K for a new well.
Wow that’s crazy! Thanks so much for your response. I guess you’re right, don’t drive in the winter lol maybe coat the undercarriage with oil??
Well said. State sponsored terrorism. I live in Va and it barely snows here. Still, when it does, they sling salt EVERYWHERE. i end up pressure washing the undercarriage off and lubing everything when i do have to drive in the crap.
Same here in upstate NY! I’ve been saying this for years!!
Try Fluid Film black or Surface Sheild , they're more sticker to surfaces. Also, Were you washing your car at car washes? It's possible the ff got washed away. You have to drive down a dirt road after applying
Same racket in PA
I live in the U.P. of Michigan and the salt is horrible up here. I've used Fluid Film for a few years and it works. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 that has resisted rusting for 6 years now.
Those rockers will benefit if you get underneath the truck and pull the rubber plugs on the rockers and get inside. When done, put the plugs back. Like some said here already, rocker panels will rust from the inside out... especially GM trucks.
I have Fluid Film professionally treated annually. It is worth it - they use professional spray applicators and get all the nooks and crannies. First time treatment is extensive - inside fenders, doors, and body panels. Annual application is a touch up. A warranty comes with the treatment. Pittsburgh Oil Undercoating in Monroeville PA. They don't recommend high pressure spray to clean undercarriage - just a gentle water spray to clean underneath. A prime area to rust on that truck is under the plastic fender flairs. It would be a PITA, but would best to remove them and apply fluid film to areas underneath them.
Rocker panels usually rust from the inside out. Stone chips rust from outside in. Spraying them with rust inhibitors definitely will slow the rust down. Cars and Trucks are the second most expensive item you will purchase. You have do everything to keep your vehicle in tip to shape.
You absolutely got that right
I was told by my rust proofing tech at Krown,, to NOT wash the undercarriage throughout the winter months as it will remove the rust proofing.. when using the coin op washes .. Some say wash and some say dont. DO you wash the undercarriage in the winter as well through the car wash ?? I use my truck for salting almost daily in the winter months.
I use jack stands even when using metal ramps.
Awesome video, I think this is pretty important in the northeast when most of the vehicles are eaten away by rust before they're used up. ACF-50 /corrosion-x is another great product for this.
I’ll check it out!
You are doing your Rocker panels Wrong. Pull the rubber plugs out and use the red straw to spray the fluid film in the rockers .
I like this fluid film product,but just 2 cans? I think i used 4 on my 75 lincoln town car.i sprayed innside the frame and bumpers also.and inside if fenders and doors
Hey man do you wash the undercarriage throughout the winter or wait until spring after you coat it with fluid film? Like would getting it washed wash away the fluid film?
@@lettersdoingtricks8780 i would wait 2-3weeks after aplying fluid film,so that it can settle a bit. Then wash with low pressure hoose,to rinse away exesive salt and grime
@@terjetytland884 thanks for the reply!
@@terjetytland884 thinking about getting a town car or grand marquis myself, love those cars
Fluid Film black and Surface Shield are sticker I'm going to use that next.
Its spray grease... some people use spray cooking grease like "Pam" available anyplace for only $3.99 a can
Need to do this before you ever get salt in the places you can’t see. Inside the panels that will retain the salts. In all the crevices that are hidden.
PRODUCT IS CALLED "FLUID FILM"- POWERFUL RUST AND CORROSION PROTECTION
Does this soften or weaken RUBBER hoses or Wire Covers ????? Thanks for the video🎉
I'm in eastern Canada.
I use 1 gallon per year on my truck. I'd love to have rust coverage requirements like you !
"It's not super toxic" lol...
It's made from lambs wool wax......totally natural.
So 2 12 oz cans is enough ,not here in Maine,I have gone to black Wool Wax and at least three qtrs. of a gallon ,why skimp, rust never sleeps
What if it rains before it snows? Does the product wash away? Does this stick on like glue?
I bought an undercarriage cleaner that connects to my electric power wash and it’s way better than taking it to the car wash since the car wash undercarriage doesn’t spray much. Also taking your car into a drive thru car wash with salt still on your car will scratch the paint
The best time to spray your vehicle with a rust inhibitor is after the winter in the spring. Your vehicle will be blocked with rust causing salt and moisture at this time, and that combined with the warmer weather wreaks havoc. Best to give her a good washing in the spring then spray the rust inhibitor.
Does that stuff mess with the nuts and bolts trying to take them off
Is it ok if the spray goes to the paint..?
it will not damage the paint.
So you had double undercarriage wash for nothing? I mean if you had salt all over the truck it means the roads were already sprayed with salt. And when you drove back home with wet undercarriage you picked up the salt from the road. I rather wash it myself at home.
After you spray down the Carrier do you go ever washed on a bottom again.
Will this spot a driveway .I heard it drips alot under the car your spraying.
Hey boss, couple of questions. First did you paint your frame using the same process? Just laying under it and painting it or did you have the body lifted. Next after applying the fluid film do you wash the undercarriage throughout the winter or do you wait until spring?
Not suppose to wash the ff off.
can you spray it over any rubber like rub cover axel,,,,ty like ur video,
Yes everything
Yes fluid film is non solvent it won't harm rubber gaskets or weather trim.
Okay...so what happens when you go to the car wash a week later to get said salt off on a nice sunny winter day. All washes off again.
It repels water
Use tectyl mercasol
How often should I do this ?
Once a week
How long does it last for bro ? And can you still get car washes after the film application
I would only wash the body of the car in the manual wash bay
Definitely no underbody car wash it will was away the fluid film. The stuff works though.
You can save the lower panel 😢
You need more than two cans i just sprayed my new Maverick an it took 8 cans
@@chucklucas8747 I agree 100%
Thanks so much!!!
We don't have problems like this in the south
Must be nice..😒😒
I’m in Florida east and the corrosion is serious on any metal
@@jheighten7568 living near the sea has a similar effect
I drove on the beach in east TX and had rust spots ALL over my frame and exhaust tips 2 days later 😡
I always feel like I can’t get it all lol
A video about going to the car wash.
I use hydraulic oil spayed on with a paint sprayer it’s cheap, and runs into every seem and crevice. Give her the oil boys old mrs rust she doesn’t like the oil!
Honestly watch other videos on how to properly apply this...
@@RanGer-498 yeah I agree lol
Not the best. There is still dirt in the corners. The car should be completely clean, otherwise you will encapsule the dirt
Uhh who cares just throw it out and get a new one
Bet dealerships love you.
The man is just wanting to retire someday not have endless car payments for life
“Can do it in your driveway” .....”it’s best if you take it to a car wash”
Take it to a car wash to clean the undercarriage, then go home and spray the fluid film in your driveway
Wouldn't won't to be behind you in line 🤣😂😀