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Sep 15, 2020 | 06:37 AM

fordman19762003

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Fluid Film question

Normally I apply fluid film twice a year, in the spring after the salt is off the roads and again in the fall before it gets cold. This summer we haven't had much rain and I still got a pretty decent coating of the fluid film/grime underneath and was trying to decide if I should just touch up around the axles and leave the rest alone or do my normal routine and wash it all off and start over?

Sep 15, 2020 | 06:51 AM

BillyE

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Don’t see how anyone could answer that question for you, but if this is what you need to do to prevent rust, I’d do the normal routine.

Sep 15, 2020 | 08:00 AM

morleyz

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Cheap insurance. I'd do it anyway.

Sep 17, 2020 | 10:51 AM

seventyseven250

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Why bother washing it off? Also, what do you use to apply it? I'm assuming you buy the gallon can and spray it with something. Or do you use the aerosol can?

Sep 17, 2020 | 12:58 PM

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I dont' wash it off. I get the compressor out and shoot it again.

Sep 17, 2020 | 07:18 PM

fordman19762003

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Originally Posted by seventyseven250

Why bother washing it off? Also, what do you use to apply it? I'm assuming you buy the gallon can and spray it with something. Or do you use the aerosol can?

I use the aerosol cans for inside the doors/rockers and any other hard to reach areas and use the thicker bulk stuff for everywhere else.
For applying it I use the sprayer that Fluid Film sells. I'm thinking about getting the "Pro" version that has the long hose to make it easier to reach tight areas and it would work better and be cheaper for doing inside the frames than using the aerosol.

Sep 19, 2020 | 08:48 PM

Mitch7c

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Whats your prep procedure for every year? light degreaser and wash or? Wanting to do this since i just bought a 19 and don't want it to rust in the salt belt of illinois

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Sep 20, 2020 | 08:12 AM

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If you can find a Krown location nearby, I highly recommended you consider it.

Sep 20, 2020 | 08:33 AM

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George in NH

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I've been using Fluid Film on my trucks and tractor for over 20 years. I've never cleaned off the previous application, I just spray it on in the fall and spring. That includes my old Land Rover Defender 90...I owned it for 18 years / 300K miles...Rovers are notorious for frame corrosion because of the steel frame with aluminum body causing galvanic corrosion and I never had a corrosion issue on it, or any of my other trucks.

Sep 20, 2020 | 08:48 AM

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Would love to see a pic of the "preserved" LR frame and fenders. I used FF once on my FJ Cruiser and then brought it to a shop for some suspension work. They said they wouldn't work on it with all that "crap" sprayed on. LOLOLOL!!

Sep 20, 2020 | 08:51 AM

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They should have been happy to work on it without all the rusted bolts that brake off.

Sep 20, 2020 | 09:19 AM

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They should have been happy to work on it without all the rusted bolts that brake off.

Agreed, their loss!

Sep 20, 2020 | 09:59 AM

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I had one shop ask if I had an oil leak when I took my truck in for some warranty work, I said no it's just fluid film. usually I'll warn them ahead of time of what the mess is but I forgot that one time.

Sep 20, 2020 | 10:03 AM

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fordman19762003

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That's good to know. I've always thought I was wasting the stuff when doing my fall application because a lot of the time I still had a nice coating on everything. It takes a long time to get that gooey blend of fluid film and dirt that does the best job of resisting road spray and I hate stripping it down and starting over.

In the spring I would still wash the old off and start over just to make sure I get all the salt residue off.