Used fluid film for 13 years. The smell is not so bad. Got great results. Especially when you have to endure harsh Canadian winters. My car still looks great.
Technically any rubber that is used in a CV Axle or pretty much any found underneath your automobile would hopefully be "Oil Resistant"...I mean CV Axle boots are basically holding oil / grease inside the axles joint...
I bought this gun and it just could not siphon the Fluid Film from the bottle. I even warmed it up, stirred it really good and thinned it down with vegetable oil. The only substance that it could spray easily was water. I thought it might have been my compressor (which is an old Craftsman 1hp 12 gallon). I borrowed a friends gun that he used to spray heavy gear oil on his equipment and it did great even with cold, unstirred Fluid Film. So, I'm not sure if i was sold a bad gun or if they've changed how they're made, it sure wasted my time though.
I always drive my truck down a gravel road after applying fluid film. The dust helps the fluid film stay on long term. Stuff stinks and does take a week to dissipate, but it works great.
Great video, you covered all important topics. FF or woolwax are great for extending life of the vehicles in snow belt areas. DO NOT use rubberized products or por-15 and such, eventually moisture will creep up between metal and those causing more bad then good. I use chainsaw oil, FF and woolwax, unfortunately you have to touch it up every few years but what is the alternative?
If you want to use a smaller hose for getting into tight spaces, the barrels on these Astro guns are removeable. You'll need an adapter that is M12x1.0 pitch on one end (not M10x1.0 or M12x1.25) and 1/4 npt on the other. Then just put on a 1/4 npt with whatever size barb you want on the other end.
I ordered the gun and a gallon of FF, as I had used aerosols of it in the past and it seems good. I noticed when ordering the gallon one has to be careful, as there are variants that are thicker (AR) and for indoor use only (Liquid A), so be careful what you order or you may not get what you need. Thx for a great video!
Fluid Film is an amazing product. I treat my 3 classic Japanese sports cars, my daily car and my work van with it once a year. It's an essential step of vehicle maintenance in countries (or states) where the roads are gritted with rock salt in winter or salt brine sprayed in the summer months to keep dust down. It's only available from a couple of places here in the UK and I've been using it in aerosol form for the past few years, but now that I have a new workshop I'll invest in a spray gun setup and buy it by the gallon in future, which works out a lot cheaper.
Thanks for the video!! I bought this exact gun and bottle it worked perfect! I'll do the tubes next time. The heated up Fluid Film and that also worked perfect to fill the bottles (I used a large measuring cup to fill the bottle). I used a 15 gallon Dewalt compressor at 100 lbs which also worked great.
I had my car undercoated with FF last year. It cost me $200. The cost did not bother me. What bothered me is that I was not allowed to SEE the technicians undercoat my car so I have no way of knowing if they did a through job. They gave me a 50% discount if I went back for another coat, but no. This time around I'll do it myself. Soon too...winter is getting closer.
Nice setup I used fluid film for years. The wife does not like the smell so I finally switched to wool wax which has no smell and works the same as fluid film.
I have had good luck with Krown. I get an annual respray of my undercarriage for $60. I pre wash it with a pressure washer. My 2012 Rav 4 has seen 6 NY winters with the extreme use of salt on the roads. The undercarriage still looks like new.
I looked and no place in my area does oil-based undercoatings. So DIY'ing is the only option for me. I'd probably pay if a place offered it, as it's a messy job.
I recreated your sprayer to the T. It worked great spraying under my F250 today. I ended up using pretty much whole gallon. Smell I won't get used to. It's bad. Thank you for your video.
For people driving those little cars during the winter, best of luck to ya, also if you don’t want snow sticking in your wheel well then spray that wheel well with Pam , that way snow doesn’t stick
Glad to see you post again. Here in So. Cal. I really dont need to worry about the corrosion but this looks like a good option for areas where that would be a concern. Also im not familiar with fluid film but did this stain the concrete floor? I'm sure you realized this after the fact but laying the plastic out first would have been a bit easier. Looking forward to more "Tear down" posts. Thanks
grew up in san diego and would love to live there again as i do have family there. it's just way too expensive compared to the midwest, where I'm at now. that's why I'm checking out fluid film for my newly purchased little nissan 4x4.
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I have a older spray gun / cannister called a Critter. Would you know what size the nozzle needs to be to spray Fluid Film? Thinking of just drilling out the Critter nozzle to allow it to spray Fluid Film. Thanks.
Great Video! very well narrated. I have not tried Fluid Film before, and it is available in Canada at several stores. I just recently changed over to Krown brand on the advice of a friend who worked for postal Canada and that is what they used. The problem I was having was significant swelling of rubber and plastic components. The previous product was petroleum based and Krown apparently is not. Now Krown does not claim it wont swell plastic or rubber, they just recommend a spray of silicone on the Rubber only. They do spray directly on the plastic electrical connectors. Tim P
Oil based products are more aggressive to rubber than lanolin based. Rubber under car is(should be) artificial, much more delicate is natural rubber in door seals. It can be swelling even by lanolin based products if not protected beforehand by silicone or something else.
i modded this gun , i drilled and tap hole on the body of the sprayer and tapped the hole ontop of the bottle holder where the vent normally and i added a brake line between both , so now the bottle is pressurised as well
Hey man, really good video. I'm a former fluid film user, and a heavy user. Now I use WoolWax that I mentioned in the previous comment. I've sprayed fluid film all over rubber, no effect that I've noticed. I also spray every brake component, but I've noticed the fluid-filled didn't stick to galvanized parts as well as I would have expected, so now I spray the parts that may get warm with white grease. Seems to have a higher melting point that is also necessary on most engine parts. To be sure, I spray fluid film in every nook cranny and surface I can see. Everywhere everywhere everywhere, with no regard to ill effects, and I've never noticed any. I'm currently doing some major repair to my ex wife's 1995 Suburban, which has driven through 8 North Country Winters. And there's only minor rust damage. The only part that I couldn't spray obviously was the brake rotor itself, and that is rotted to the point of being unusable. And I'm changing it today. Again very good and clear information, and watch my channel, and you'll see what I'm up to when I start spraying wool wax in in the near future
OK, Ive done some research, Fluid Film and Wool Wax are as you say, lanolin based, not petroleum based so they don't attack rubber and plastic so much. Eric O. of "South Main Auto" You Tube channel does fluid film as a service and he puts essential oil in it and stirs it up. Doesn't take much apparently, I think he uses cinnamon? but you could use fruit or mint or any one that you found pleasing.
thanks for sharing have not use it yet but a friend has used it for years an said that he thins his with cooking oil. will be doing my car and truck in the next week or so
I spray 2 gallons to my truck for the last 3 years 80 psi has stopped bottom of door rust and rocker rust dead in its track, Is there a better product may be but its better than nothing BUT do it outside when the wind is heading away to the street it will coat anything 3 cars away and use old cloth
Awesome video, you did a great job very detailed and instructional on the process thanks for sharing the product information. I agree Fluid Film is an amazing product and affordable in a gallon, some of those spray kits are around 100.00! i got the Astro and bottle for $18.00. subscribed!
What state are you from? North East U.S.? Also you look kinda young for having DuranDuran next to your stereo. Vinyl to boot! Making me feel old. Thanks for the vid. Bought a gallon of Fluid film black for 39.99 at Napa waiting for warmer weather to apply. Just deciding which direction to go for the gun. Got a feeling once I do mine friends will want theirs done also. PA here. Lots of salt.
Hey this was not only very helpful but quite well shot and edited! I’m debating between this and KROWN. Two things I never wanted to do: drive and American pickup truck in Rochester winters, and daily drive a JDM vehicle in any winter. But wife is getting a JDM Hiace and I am getting a truck. Rochestet sucks. Things Rust 10 years worth in 1 year
I didn't read all the comment ,but I will post what is easier to apply,cheaper, and works as well except a every 2 year reapplication. The stuff I use is Penetrol which is about $10 a quart at Home Depot and it dries clear after a few days. I have used it for around 8 years and it's great.
Checking back in , this sprays woolwax better than ff in my opinion. Woolwax comes only a few weeks old ,FF doesn’t get to the end user for many months. Causing it to become more of a gel before use. Just something I noticed
I got one of the guns from your link but it's not spraying as even as yours seam to spray. I tried different. Setting on the air pressure and found 50 psi workes a little better than 100 psi, but still not an even spray
not sure if you should drive down a dusty road on purpose. just my opinion, but I think the dust would act like a speedy dry and alow the fluid film to wash off easily
If you want an oily product all over your car to protect from rust you could always use old motor oil that would be free if you keep all the oil from every oil change
Hi A , we did this for years in out part of the world used motor oil, had a 1976 ford f 100 I did the undercoat spring and fall I had the truck 14 yrs , truck was 21 yrs old when I sold it to a friend ,the frame body panels were still good passed safety inspection no issues, I do my vehicles now with a product called Pro Flow, but used oil works I did that spring and fall! cheers
The questions regarding CV Boots or Tie Rod Boots. The inside of cv boots and tie rod ends, boots etc have oil based grease internally. They are resistant to oil.
A product called Proform wax undercoat here in Canada works great it’s a cosmoline type product my option much better than Fluid Film and doesn’t wash off.🇨🇦
Thank you for an excellent video. I am going to order the astro undercoat gun that you showed. I will be making the home brew undercoat mixture (groil) using used free motor oil, and grease that I have in the shop, and just purchase some boiled linseed oil. I recommend viewers to see the video on how to make groil undercoat mixture.
I’ve been using fluid film on my truck for a few years and it’s been working great when I spray it I make sure to hit the most common rust points a little more like inside and out of the rockers and cab corners
Great Video! I got a spray gun like yours from Ebay for about $25.00 the problem is finding a container that will thread into the gun. Home Depot claims it does no longer carry the bottle that worked on your gun and it appears some European Container may but a supplier in Canada would not answer me as to where I could get the container. So there appears to be a block at getting the container for the sprayer, the Shutz type containers dont fit the cheap gun. Any suggestions out there?
does fluid film mess with rubber boots and bushings? i see you went over this but even if i were to mask the boots and bushings, some ff will ultimately get on the rubber. has anyone out there experienced problems from their rubber because of ff?
Seems like back in the day most tie rod boots had grease zerks in them and were packed full of grease so I sure wouldn't think this would bother that kind of rubber??
Power washer should do the job, before painting you would degrease anyway. It's not oil based, more wool wax. I'm not sure, but my bet is it's not flammable.
Nice video man! I really like the gun setup! I used about 4 aerosol cans on my Accord and probably spent more on them and got much less Fluid Film. So next late fall I'll try this out!
Basicly all the rubber on your vehicle like CV boots, tie rod boots and other rubber products are there to hold oils back..so this product shouldnt hurt them one bit.
How many vehicles will 1 gallon do? One guy said that he did 2 vehicles with his 1 gallon. I’m curious. I have a 2015 Chevy Silverado, a 2011 dodge nitro, and a 2001 Jeep Cherokee that I will be spraying. And was trying to decide if I wanted to just buy the 5 gallon or buy a few gallons
Depends how much you spray and how large the vehicles are. For me, I can typically do two cars with a gallon. For larger vehicles, you'll probably need more.
For those folks concerned about Fluid Film's 'natural' origins on sheep I will mention that it does NOT smell like a barn yard. If you're really concerned go to the drugstore and buy a half ounce tube, it will be in the baby aisle either alone, or mixed in every baby and many ladies hand creams. * As for the mess on your garage floor, Dawn dish soap and your garage broom will take it up or you can just let the concrete soak it up, it will protect it as well. * -just sayin'...
they say not to use grease on polyurethane bushings but to use silicone instead will this material harm polyurethane bushings due to the petroleum products in it?
HomeDepot doesnt sell those HDX bottles any more. YOu can find them online but they are over 10 bucks each for a plastic bottle. NO way.. I am looking for a source of the same size wide mouth bottle. Walmart sells one with a wide mouth but no idea if it will fit the gun. I just ordered the gun here but its likely now going back...
Once a week during the winter, I take my car through a car wash that has an undercarriage spray. Would the undercarriage spray wash the Fluid Film off quickly?
drill out the sills and spray inside the rocker panels you can get a 100 rubber plugs for $10 to fill the tapped out holes do that for any areas that you cannot reach , cheers
Most vehicles have access holes in those areas already. You may have to peel up the plastic or carpet inside of the door to get at the rockers. Look around in your vehicle for existing holes.
After pressure washing make sure your undercarriage is dry, you do not wanna spray fluid film over wet surfaces, as for dirt sticking, I’d rather have dirt than Rust
This might be a strange question but can you spray enamel primer through this set up? Also could you spray primer through the Fluid Film sprayer? I need to spray primer inside my frame rail.
Dirt sticking to Fluid Film is a good thing, a bonus if you will. Not only is fluid film protecting your steel, so is the dirt on the metal so don't wash the dirt off. As far as the smell goes I drank worse smelling shots of hard liquor back in the day so unless you're a pussy then you'll handle the smell of fluid film if you want your frame to last more than a few years.
@@stinkycheese804 You are wrong about dirt. It creates kind of shell which in some degree protects product from washing away. And dirt do not hold water in this case because it's saturated by fluid film.
@@stinkycheese804 I use Fluid Film on my car. And undercarriage is all covered in dirt and it stays that way all year long. When I scrape dirt with finger there's still wet FF underneath. You should check yourself.
@@stinkycheese804 Honestly I don't understand what is your problem. Dirt is bad, but if you have fluid film on, it's good(dirt, not mud). FF wears off eventually but layer of dirt extends it's durability significantly and trick is to not let FF disappear(repeat application). If it wears off, dirt doesn't stick to it so there's no problem. If you don't want dirt, and wash undercarriage, than your FF washes away with it, and you lose protection completely. Your choice.
You got it right, if only one piece of ppe then choose the respirator, although Fluid Film is non toxic you never want to breath any of those oil particles, Also Fluid Film being a very good product, safe on plastics and non toxic is enough to sell me on it for diy.
@@ToolTeardowns auto stores around me like napa and autozone and orileys dont offer gallons it only can get spray cans also live in a state that hardly sees rust unless you 4x4
Used fluid film for 13 years. The smell is not so bad. Got great results. Especially when you have to endure harsh Canadian winters. My car still looks great.
hi there im over in Ontario, niagara region. How do you go about applying it? thank you
I’m in Hamilton area, am wondering as well? Ty 🇨🇦👍🏻
Ray Poh spray gun........did you not watch the video
does the fluid film harm rubber boots and bushings?
@@senorpepper3405 a little can get on it but it’s recommended to wipe off rubber with a rag after Or even tape your rubber if you’re feeling ambitious
Technically any rubber that is used in a CV Axle or pretty much any found underneath your automobile would hopefully be "Oil Resistant"...I mean CV Axle boots are basically holding oil / grease inside the axles joint...
Thanks for the video! Been looking all over for the bottle to fit my cheap sprayer.
I bought this gun and it just could not siphon the Fluid Film from the bottle. I even warmed it up, stirred it really good and thinned it down with vegetable oil. The only substance that it could spray easily was water. I thought it might have been my compressor (which is an old Craftsman 1hp 12 gallon). I borrowed a friends gun that he used to spray heavy gear oil on his equipment and it did great even with cold, unstirred Fluid Film. So, I'm not sure if i was sold a bad gun or if they've changed how they're made, it sure wasted my time though.
I always drive my truck down a gravel road after applying fluid film. The dust helps the fluid film stay on long term. Stuff stinks and does take a week to dissipate, but it works great.
It's good stuff. With hot weather it creeps everywhere. Even up the sides of my doors. And it smells lovely.
Great video, you covered all important topics. FF or woolwax are great for extending life of the vehicles in snow belt areas. DO NOT use rubberized products or por-15 and such, eventually moisture will creep up between metal and those causing more bad then good. I use chainsaw oil, FF and woolwax, unfortunately you have to touch it up every few years but what is the alternative?
Do Spray-In bedliners trap moisture between also? I worry about my bed...
If you want to use a smaller hose for getting into tight spaces, the barrels on these Astro guns are removeable. You'll need an adapter that is M12x1.0 pitch on one end (not M10x1.0 or M12x1.25) and 1/4 npt on the other. Then just put on a 1/4 npt with whatever size barb you want on the other end.
Do you have a part number? Thanks
@@ask43242flightdid you get one?
I ordered the gun and a gallon of FF, as I had used aerosols of it in the past and it seems good. I noticed when ordering the gallon one has to be careful, as there are variants that are thicker (AR) and for indoor use only (Liquid A), so be careful what you order or you may not get what you need. Thx for a great video!
Fluid Film is an amazing product. I treat my 3 classic Japanese sports cars, my daily car and my work van with it once a year. It's an essential step of vehicle maintenance in countries (or states) where the roads are gritted with rock salt in winter or salt brine sprayed in the summer months to keep dust down. It's only available from a couple of places here in the UK and I've been using it in aerosol form for the past few years, but now that I have a new workshop I'll invest in a spray gun setup and buy it by the gallon in future, which works out a lot cheaper.
Thanks for the video!! I bought this exact gun and bottle it worked perfect! I'll do the tubes next time. The heated up Fluid Film and that also worked perfect to fill the bottles (I used a large measuring cup to fill the bottle). I used a 15 gallon Dewalt compressor at 100 lbs which also worked great.
I had my car undercoated with FF last year. It cost me $200. The cost did not bother me. What bothered me is that I was not allowed to SEE the technicians undercoat my car so I have no way of knowing if they did a through job. They gave me a 50% discount if I went back for another coat, but no. This time around I'll do it myself. Soon too...winter is getting closer.
Nice setup I used fluid film for years. The wife does not like the smell so I finally switched to wool wax which has no smell and works the same as fluid film.
I have had good luck with Krown. I get an annual respray of my undercarriage for $60. I pre wash it with a pressure washer. My 2012 Rav 4 has seen 6 NY winters with the extreme use of salt on the roads. The undercarriage still looks like new.
I looked and no place in my area does oil-based undercoatings. So DIY'ing is the only option for me. I'd probably pay if a place offered it, as it's a messy job.
Krown application costs $160+tax for a van in my area, sigh. Doing it myself now!
Thanks for answering most of the common questions. I couldn't find the answer to these anywhere else.
Thanks for watching.
I recreated your sprayer to the T. It worked great spraying under my F250 today. I ended up using pretty much whole gallon. Smell I won't get used to. It's bad. Thank you for your video.
Thanks for watching. For me, the smell always fades after a couple weeks.
Add a bottle of peppermint extract. It smells good and keeps rodents away
Funny I hear the smell is bad but I don't find it that offensive. Not like jet fuel or diesel.
thanks for the tips, worked well for me, I just used my 4 gallon 135psi air compressor. Messy!
You did this with only a 4 gallon air compressor? Did you spend a lot of time waiting for the compressor to catch up and refill?
@@ToolTeardowns I'd spray for 30 secs, wait 10-15 secs. Not too bad. Didn't want to buy 20-30 gallon just for this, so I made do with what I had.
hey man great video - a 4 year update review would be cool
For people driving those little cars during the winter, best of luck to ya, also if you don’t want snow sticking in your wheel well then spray that wheel well with Pam , that way snow doesn’t stick
Glad to see you post again. Here in So. Cal. I really dont need to worry about the corrosion but this looks like a good option for areas where that would be a concern.
Also im not familiar with fluid film but did this stain the concrete floor?
I'm sure you realized this after the fact but laying the plastic out first would have been a bit easier. Looking forward to more "Tear down" posts. Thanks
It didn't stain the floor. Or at least I haven't noticed any stains.
grew up in san diego and would love to live there again as i do have family there. it's just way too expensive compared to the midwest, where I'm at now. that's why I'm checking out fluid film for my newly purchased little nissan 4x4.
I have a older spray gun / cannister called a Critter. Would you know what size the nozzle needs to be to spray Fluid Film? Thinking of just drilling out the Critter nozzle to allow it to spray Fluid Film. Thanks.
Great Video! very well narrated. I have not tried Fluid Film before, and it is available in Canada at several stores. I just recently changed over to Krown brand on the advice of a friend who worked for postal Canada and that is what they used. The problem I was having was significant swelling of rubber and plastic components. The previous product was petroleum based and Krown apparently is not. Now Krown does not claim it wont swell plastic or rubber, they just recommend a spray of silicone on the Rubber only. They do spray directly on the plastic electrical connectors.
Tim P
Oil based products are more aggressive to rubber than lanolin based. Rubber under car is(should be) artificial, much more delicate is natural rubber in door seals. It can be swelling even by lanolin based products if not protected beforehand by silicone or something else.
i modded this gun , i drilled and tap hole on the body of the sprayer and tapped the hole ontop of the bottle holder where the vent normally and i added a brake line between both , so now the bottle is pressurised as well
Update... Upon further experiments pressurizing the bottle is not a great idea I went back to the original design.
Awesome video, very detailed and instructional. Subscribed and looking forward to more content
Hey man, really good video. I'm a former fluid film user, and a heavy user. Now I use WoolWax that I mentioned in the previous comment. I've sprayed fluid film all over rubber, no effect that I've noticed. I also spray every brake component, but I've noticed the fluid-filled didn't stick to galvanized parts as well as I would have expected, so now I spray the parts that may get warm with white grease. Seems to have a higher melting point that is also necessary on most engine parts. To be sure, I spray fluid film in every nook cranny and surface I can see. Everywhere everywhere everywhere, with no regard to ill effects, and I've never noticed any. I'm currently doing some major repair to my ex wife's 1995 Suburban, which has driven through 8 North Country Winters. And there's only minor rust damage. The only part that I couldn't spray obviously was the brake rotor itself, and that is rotted to the point of being unusable. And I'm changing it today. Again very good and clear information, and watch my channel, and you'll see what I'm up to when I start spraying wool wax in in the near future
Thanks for showing us where to get the bottle for this
OK, Ive done some research, Fluid Film and Wool Wax are as you say, lanolin based, not petroleum based so they don't attack rubber and plastic so much.
Eric O. of "South Main Auto" You Tube channel does fluid film as a service and he puts essential oil in it and stirs it up. Doesn't take much apparently, I think he uses cinnamon? but you could use fruit or mint or any one that you found pleasing.
thanks for sharing have not use it yet but a friend has used it for years an said that he thins his with cooking oil. will be doing my car and truck in the next week or so
I use the aerosol cans two per vehicle .it costs about 20.00 per car.My cars are 4and 5 years old and have very little rust in New York.
Can you make the sprayer so it becomes a super fine mist? Then blow the mist through the frame for more even coating?
I spray 2 gallons to my truck for the last 3 years 80 psi has stopped bottom of door rust and rocker rust dead in its track, Is there a better product may be but its better than nothing BUT do it outside when the wind is heading away to the street it will coat anything 3 cars away and use old cloth
Awesome video, you did a great job very detailed and instructional on the process thanks for sharing the product information. I agree Fluid Film is an amazing product and affordable in a gallon, some of those spray kits are around 100.00! i got the Astro and bottle for $18.00. subscribed!
Is a compressor a must?
What state are you from? North East U.S.? Also you look kinda young for having DuranDuran next to your stereo. Vinyl to boot! Making me feel old. Thanks for the vid. Bought a gallon of Fluid film black for 39.99 at Napa waiting for warmer weather to apply. Just deciding which direction to go for the gun. Got a feeling once I do mine friends will want theirs done also. PA here. Lots of salt.
Why is Fluid Film by the gallon so expensive in Canada?
Fluid Film also comes in an aerosol can with spray nozzle tube for spraying inside the door drains where a thicker hose wont go.
Nice presentation. You're a good teacher.
Hey this was not only very helpful but quite well shot and edited!
I’m debating between this and KROWN. Two things I never wanted to do: drive and American pickup truck in Rochester winters, and daily drive a JDM vehicle in any winter. But wife is getting a JDM Hiace and I am getting a truck. Rochestet sucks. Things Rust 10 years worth in 1 year
I didn't read all the comment ,but I will post what is easier to apply,cheaper, and works as well except a every 2 year reapplication. The stuff I use is Penetrol which is about $10 a quart at Home Depot and it dries clear after a few days. I have used it for around 8 years and it's great.
tell us more about this Penetrol...
@@melcoeb “cricket noises “
@Tool Teardowns - what gallon size air compressor & scfm and cfm is your air compressor?
Also What do you set your regulator to when you spray this?
Can I buy the extension for this spray gun? The original one is too short to reach inside the car. Thank you
I've used cosmoline rp342. Good stuff. Military uses it. Gonna try fluid film next
The people asking about fluid film affecting cv joint boots and tierod end boots didn't think that through. Those boots are packed with grease
Checking back in , this sprays woolwax better than ff in my opinion. Woolwax comes only a few weeks old ,FF doesn’t get to the end user for many months. Causing it to become more of a gel before use. Just something I noticed
I got one of the guns from your link but it's not spraying as even as yours seam to spray. I tried different. Setting on the air pressure and found 50 psi workes a little better than 100 psi, but still not an even spray
not sure if you should drive down a dusty road on purpose. just my opinion, but I think the dust would act like a speedy dry and alow the fluid film to wash off easily
When the treated frame gets dirt and mud will pressure washing the undercarriage areas remove the Fluid Film?
If you want an oily product all over your car to protect from rust you could always use old motor oil that would be free if you keep all the oil from every oil change
Hi A , we did this for years in out part of the world used motor oil, had a 1976 ford f 100 I did the undercoat spring and fall I had the truck 14 yrs , truck was 21 yrs old when I sold it to a friend ,the frame body panels were still good passed safety inspection no issues, I do my vehicles now with a product called Pro Flow, but used oil works I did that spring and fall! cheers
Made this exact kit after seeing your video. Works great.. thanks.
The questions regarding CV Boots or Tie Rod Boots. The inside of cv boots and tie rod ends, boots etc have oil based grease internally. They are resistant to oil.
That's a valid point. It's likely more of a potential issue with suspension bushings.
@@@ToolTeardowns I was wondering whether spraying fluid film on the driveshafts could cause a vibration when driving on the highway?
A product called Proform wax undercoat here in Canada works great it’s a cosmoline type product my option much better than Fluid Film and doesn’t wash off.🇨🇦
Very informative. Is it possible with a wand or hose setup to spray with the under panels on? Also are you spraying the back of the calipers?
Does it stay wet or eventually drys up ?
This is fantastic thanks ! Quick question - has this setup ever been tested using woolwax?
Thank you for an excellent video. I am going to order the astro undercoat gun that you showed. I will be making the home brew undercoat mixture (groil) using used free motor oil, and grease that I have in the shop, and just purchase some boiled linseed oil. I recommend viewers to see the video on how to make groil undercoat mixture.
Excellent practical tips.
you want dirt to stick it iwll hold the fluid film AND be a further burrier from salt
What happens to rust after spray that already was on the metal?
I’ve been using fluid film on my truck for a few years and it’s been working great when I spray it I make sure to hit the most common rust points a little more like inside and out of the rockers and cab corners
Great Video! I got a spray gun like yours from Ebay for about $25.00 the problem is finding a container that will thread into the gun. Home Depot claims it does no longer carry the bottle that worked on your gun and it appears some European Container may but a supplier in Canada would not answer me as to where I could get the container. So there appears to be a block at getting the container for the sprayer, the Shutz type containers dont fit the cheap gun. Any suggestions out there?
Stores were temporarily out of it. It's in my local home depot now, just bought one.
Just bought one at a Canadian Home Depot.
does fluid film mess with rubber boots and bushings? i see you went over this but even if i were to mask the boots and bushings, some ff will ultimately get on the rubber. has anyone out there experienced problems from their rubber because of ff?
Does anyone know is this gun fits the bottles that come from kellsport products ?
Seems like back in the day most tie rod boots had grease zerks in them and were packed full of grease so I sure wouldn't think this would bother that kind of rubber??
Yes, that's a good point. Suspension bushings are more likely an area to watch.
CV boots and ball joint boots are designed to contain grease I doubt fluid film would affect them.
i hope you're right
What about the doors and wheel wells?
2 questions. How to remove it to paint what has been saturated by it?
What if a torch is needed for repairs after spraying this stuff?
Power washer should do the job, before painting you would degrease anyway.
It's not oil based, more wool wax. I'm not sure, but my bet is it's not flammable.
Nice video man! I really like the gun setup! I used about 4 aerosol cans on my Accord and probably spent more on them and got much less Fluid Film. So next late fall I'll try this out!
Also do you think and underbody flush at a car wash will wash off most of the Fluid Film? This is the first time I've used it. Thanks!!
You should try woolwax i bout the kit 125 pro gun plus wand and 1 galon it seen seem reasonable price but yeah the gun was the expensive one..
Great. Now I gotta listen to Duran Duran.
It's a good record. You'll enjoy it.
I saw that too!
i'm sure your cruze has been resting rust free in the junk yard for the last 4 years?
Basicly all the rubber on your vehicle like CV boots, tie rod boots and other rubber products are there to hold oils back..so this product shouldnt hurt them one bit.
How many vehicles will 1 gallon do? One guy said that he did 2 vehicles with his 1 gallon. I’m curious. I have a 2015 Chevy Silverado, a 2011 dodge nitro, and a 2001 Jeep Cherokee that I will be spraying. And was trying to decide if I wanted to just buy the 5 gallon or buy a few gallons
Depends how much you spray and how large the vehicles are. For me, I can typically do two cars with a gallon. For larger vehicles, you'll probably need more.
For those folks concerned about Fluid Film's 'natural' origins on sheep I will mention that it does NOT smell like a barn yard. If you're really concerned go to the drugstore and buy a half ounce tube, it will be in the baby aisle either alone, or mixed in every baby and many ladies hand creams. * As for the mess on your garage floor, Dawn dish soap and your garage broom will take it up or you can just let the concrete soak it up, it will protect it as well. * -just sayin'...
Fluid Film smells like lanolin, because its lanolin based.
Wool Wax is also lanolin based, but the smell has been processed out.
they say not to use grease on polyurethane bushings but to use silicone instead will this material harm polyurethane bushings due to the petroleum products in it?
Lanolin is not a petroleum product, but it can cause swell of natural rubber in door seals. Silicone is always good way to go.
It doesn't drip. I mix in Bar & Chain oil, Lucas oil stabilizer, Bearing grease that I liquefy in ATF . Works great.
Hi how do you dilute it so it becomes sprayable liquid? Also could it work in the ryobi mister?
vegetable oil but it won't get down to pump sprayer runny
HomeDepot doesnt sell those HDX bottles any more. YOu can find them online but they are over 10 bucks each for a plastic bottle. NO way.. I am looking for a source of the same size wide mouth bottle. Walmart sells one with a wide mouth but no idea if it will fit the gun. I just ordered the gun here but its likely now going back...
Thanks, good set up tips. I'm going to try it.
Great video Bro! Thanks a lot. I’m going to check out more of your stuff.
Thanks
Can I put fluid film on my exhaust parts? Drive shaft? Would exhaust burn the fluid film and make a burning smell?
I don’t spray the exhaust.
Yeah, the heat will just burn the fluid off, so it's useless to spray those parts.
Great setup, and cheap....right up my alley, “hearing protection”.....he he he....👍🏻🇨🇦
Once a week during the winter, I take my car through a car wash that has an undercarriage spray. Would the undercarriage spray wash the Fluid Film off quickly?
Yes, it will. With such kind of undercoating you don't do an undercarriage washes. In fact, dirt is kind of protecting undercoating from washing away.
drill out the sills and spray inside the rocker panels you can get a 100 rubber plugs for $10 to fill the tapped out holes do that for any areas that you cannot reach , cheers
I know some people do that, but I'm not interested in drilling through the factory finish to do that.
@@ToolTeardowns Well the Pro shops do it that way to get to the closed in areas that rust inside out.
Most vehicles have access holes in those areas already. You may have to peel up the plastic or carpet inside of the door to get at the rockers. Look around in your vehicle for existing holes.
Will the rubber plugs be affected by the fluid film once you spray inside the rockers?
After pressure washing make sure your undercarriage is dry, you do not wanna spray fluid film over wet surfaces, as for dirt sticking, I’d rather have dirt than Rust
This might be a strange question but can you spray enamel primer through this set up? Also could you spray primer through the Fluid Film sprayer? I need to spray primer inside my frame rail.
This sprayer isn't made for that, so I don't think it would work very well.
spray the rubber/plastic first with aero 303 first............
As a substitute for 303, would using AT-205 Re-Seal help?
@@vicb224 thats even better. harder to find in a store.
Can this set up be used with woolwax
Probably. I haven't used woolwax, but it should work with any product similar to Fluid Film.
@@ToolTeardowns what psi was the compressor you used? What would you recommend as minimum.
Dirt sticking to Fluid Film is a good thing, a bonus if you will. Not only is fluid film protecting your steel, so is the dirt on the metal so don't wash the dirt off.
As far as the smell goes I drank worse smelling shots of hard liquor back in the day so unless you're a pussy then you'll handle the smell of fluid film if you want your frame to last more than a few years.
@@stinkycheese804 You are wrong about dirt. It creates kind of shell which in some degree protects product from washing away. And dirt do not hold water in this case because it's saturated by fluid film.
@@stinkycheese804 I use Fluid Film on my car. And undercarriage is all covered in dirt and it stays that way all year long. When I scrape dirt with finger there's still wet FF underneath. You should check yourself.
@@stinkycheese804 Honestly I don't understand what is your problem. Dirt is bad, but if you have fluid film on, it's good(dirt, not mud). FF wears off eventually but layer of dirt extends it's durability significantly and trick is to not let FF disappear(repeat application). If it wears off, dirt doesn't stick to it so there's no problem. If you don't want dirt, and wash undercarriage, than your FF washes away with it, and you lose protection completely. Your choice.
Thanks for the video. Found it very helpful
I like the cheap spray gun setup!
What if it has surface rust on one place? What should I do
I would just spray right over it.
@@ToolTeardowns ok thx bro
someone on reddit pointed out if you wet the floor oil will float on top!
That's an interesting suggestion.
Your back ☺
Yes. Still busy with my real life, but I'm aiming to have a video every other week or so.
lanolin ?? why not melt toilet bowl ring wax mix with oil and spray
Will this work with wool wax?
I'm not familiar with Wool Wax, but these types of spray guns will work for any products with a similar consistency to Fluid Film.
You look like me when I do any diy job. I prefer overkill when it comes to safety gear.
Id bet he doesnt do that when the camera isn't on....liability reasons.
Very good info -- I will retry my Shultz again but initially it looked like product (Rustcheck) was being wasted... The hose extension is a must have
You got it right, if only one piece of ppe then choose the respirator, although Fluid Film is non toxic you never want to breath any of those oil particles, Also Fluid Film being a very good product, safe on plastics and non toxic is enough to sell me on it for diy.
I haven't watched any of your other vids but if they are as good as this you deserve more subs. Good job.
Fluid film around me is only found in aerosol cans
I barely even see spray cans in my area. I always order gallons online, but I could also order it through my local NAPA.
@@ToolTeardowns auto stores around me like napa and autozone and orileys dont offer gallons it only can get spray cans also live in a state that hardly sees rust unless you 4x4
Tool Teardowns o Reilly’s sells it. They just gotta order it from DC usually get it to you the following day