I think ATF is basically just a light weight (SAE 5 or 0?) oil. It
makes a good basis for gun oil. But I don't know of any reason that
it would be better than any other motor oil for automotive anti rust
purposes.
Don't forget WaxOyl, the standard recommendation for a long time. It
tends to stick to surfaces better than just oil. There are also
various home cooked recipes purporting to constitute a waxoyl type
product. You might find them in the archives.
POR-15 might work fine on surfaces you can coat with it. How are you
going to know whether you have coated the entire inner surface of the
box members? How are you going to get the inner surfaces of the box
members clean enough of years of grease and stuff to let the POR 15
reach the metal? I don't think it creeps through debris like waxoyl
appears to.
-Roland
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:38:38 -0500, Allen wrote:
::What experience has the List had with spraying POR15 rust treatment into the
::box frame and outrigger sections? I've seen it work on surface sheet metal
::really well. Is it worth invading the frame with weep holes that you have to
::plug in order to effective apply it?
::
::I am considering it because we live in the northeast. When I was jacking the
::car to block it, water poured out through a small drill hole in the frame
::around the rear axle. We had driven in heavy rain previously. This gives pause
::for concern that standing water is getting in and staying in the box frames
::etc.
::
::Alternative two is to have a professional in New Hampshire drill and spray in
::ATF. There is a guy who's done it for 20 years, and the New Hampshirites, long
::sufferers from salt corrosion, swear by it, even with Subarus and other
::rust-prone cars.
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