Help Prevent Rust
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:08 pm
A fella I know gave me a tip and I've tried it this year. To help keep tractors and implements that are not in use from rusting, he takes a garden sprayer and mixes motor oil with kerosene and sprays down whatever. I've got plenty stuff outside cause I'm out of room inside and usually I paint with cheap black spray paint many items to protect but the spray with oil is a lot faster for big items and cheap too. So this year all the big items outside have been sprayed down with 30W. I'm going to keep an eye out to see how long the protection lasts. This fellow also sprays down whole tractors when they first come in before they go to the barn. When they are ready to work on them they get a power washing to remove the oil. I'm figuring the oil bath might have some penetrating benefit also. I noticed when applying the protection that it seems to wick its way into every nook and cranny.
Anyone else ever see or do this?
Anyone else ever see or do this?