I've found Lanoguard to be an effective corrosion inhibitor and I believe they do use it as a vehicle underseal in New Zealand.
On Thu, 12 Sep 2019 at 19:09, Mark Abramowitz via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > I’ve got to think that there are better solutions that don’t require > contaminating waterways or groundwater. > > - Mark > > Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > > > On Sep 12, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Michael Mike via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > It is actually more than oil. There are really good rust inhibitors in the > > chemistry. The fluid goes on the consistency of gear oil and congeals in 24 > > hours. It is always ‘wet’. Here in NE a coating/respray runs $175. You can > > by the product in line and apply it yourself. One gallon is enough to coat > > 2 full size trucks. > > > > I will tell you in my younger days I used 50/50 mix of used gear and engine > > oil. A word of caution as this is flammable if you use it on an ICE. This > > is much cheaper, has to be reapplied every 6 mos, and smells all the time. > > Fluid film smells for 24 hours during the cure period. The oil mix above > > kept my dads 1974 C10 from rusting for over 18 years...a huge > > accomplishment in the northeast. > > > > Fluid film is as good or better. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >>> On Sep 12, 2019, at 12:39 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV > >>> <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > >>> > >>> On 12 Sep 2019 at 8:41, Michael Mike via EV wrote: > >>> > >>> I use fluid film on all my vehicles. > >> > >> Is that a 20 dollar name for oil spray, by any chance? > >> > >> I used to have my ICEVs oil sprayed 40+ years ago. I wouldn't do it today, > >> nor would I do it to an EV. Old cars tended to have more steel and less > >> plastic. Today's vehicles, especially EVs (for weight saving) have many > >> more petroleum-based parts. > >> > >> Also, bak then I didn't think much about the oil that dripped from the cars > >> after spraying -- so many cars leaked fluids anyway -- but I'd be more > >> concerned now. > >> > >> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > >> EVDL Administrator > >> > >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > >> EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > >> Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > >> reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > >> email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -- Paul Compton www.morini-mania.co.uk www.paulcompton.co.uk (YouTube channel) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
