Winter time and wheels
Elder User
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Florida
I heard WD will pit aluminum over time. From what I heard, the military wiped down airplane wings, etc. with it and found some problems after a while of doing it. I could be wrong. Does 303 work on metal?
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Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Ashland City, TN
its just fish oil.
The solvants in the wd40 are what cause the pitting if there are any.
Fluid film is a non solvent based product made from lanolin, which is naturally highly water resistant. Water beads off my pants and boots and hands when I'm done shearing.
the fluid film will stick to the wheels good, and it wont hurt the rubber as well.
But! it will power wash off.
You can buy it in gallon cans as well and apply it with a brush or a wagner airless sprayer.
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Joined: Nov 2003
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From: THUNDER BAY
Unless you only drive 30mph anything you put on your rims is gonna rinse off with road water WD/40 especially I only use WD/40 for washing my hands after a greasy job lol even If you were to spread grease all over your rims it will just wash off with road water best thing to do is wash regularly I use SOS pads very gently and use a brand new pad every rim the soap in the pad helps from scratching the rim keeps my rims looking brand new I get complements all the time.
