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In addition to applying a durable LSP of your choosing to protect the paint against old man winter I'm sharing one great method I use as well. What I like to do is apply fluid film which can be bought at lowes in a spray can to the entire under side of a vehicle. I also like to spray it in th engine compartment and door jambs. By doing this you protect the under side from the damaging effects of road salt . You can read a lot of stories about this on the web and I always apply fluid film in November before the first snow fall . Then give the underside a good blast with a hose or pressure washer after driving through a snow storm . Just spray everywhere underneath floor pan brake lines frame rails etc. The stuff lasts all winter. You should not neglect your under carriage
 
Great tip. VERY important for pickup truck owners, keep those beds rust free as long as you can!

(I know, or buy an F150 with aluminum body, but the rest of the undercarriage is still steel and should still be coated with something like Fluid Film)
 
This Fluid Film sounds very interesting. I never heard of it before but I just read about it and I am intrigued. How far does one spray can go? Also it says that it is flammable. Is there a concern about spraying it on an exhaust system? I am assuming that the exhaust system is initially cool but will eventually heat up.
 
UncleDavy said:
This Fluid Film sounds very interesting. I never heard of it before but I just read about it and I am intrigued. How far does one spray can go? Also it says that it is flammable. Is there a concern about spraying it on an exhaust system? I am assuming that the exhaust system is initially cool but will eventually heat up.
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Fluid film is great, I purchased the pro kit which includes a spraygun and a flexible 36 inch wand that sprays 360° for coating the inside of the frame rails etc. I love this stuff. I don't buy the spray cans I buy it by the gallon and usually about a half gallon will do one car. Napa has the gallons for $36 right now, I just bought 2 to get ready to spray my cars for winter


Of course I try to avoid the exhaust however when you start spraying inevitably you'll hit the exhaust and it just burns off after a while


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UncleDavy said:
This Fluid Film sounds very interesting. I never heard of it before but I just read about it and I am intrigued. How far does one spray can go? Also it says that it is flammable. Is there a concern about spraying it on an exhaust system? I am assuming that the exhaust system is initially cool but will eventually heat up.
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I needed between 5 and 6 cans to cover the bulk of my vehicle. The underside is where you'll use the most product, and for the door jambs and engine compartment I like to spray it on a rag and wipe down surfaces as to not get it everywhere.If you own a small car you might not need as much as I did but I have a full size body on frame car so I used 5-6 cans. Also as a side not try not to get it on the exhaust but if you it's not a big deal as it will burn off without catching fire.
 
WindyCity said:
Fluid film is great, I purchased the pro kit which includes a spraygun and a flexible 36 inch wand that sprays 360° for coating the inside of the frame rails etc. I love this stuff. I don't buy the spray cans I buy it by the gallon and usually about a half gallon will do one car. Napa has the gallons for $36 right now, I just bought 2 to get ready to spray my cars for winter


Of course I try to avoid the exhaust however when you start spraying inevitably you'll hit the exhaust and it just burns off after a while


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I saw a Fluid Film undercoating kit on Amazon for $149.50. It includes spray gun with wands, touch brush and some other accessories. Is this what you usually use?
 
There are a bunch of other rustproof coating type sprays. Im actually about to try out Corrosion Free, from Canada. I also bought their pro level gun which is actually a good quality paint spray gun, modified for use with the thicker rustproofing liquid. Comes with 3 different hose/nozzle combinations, so you can get right into frame rails, panel seams, etc.

They work on the same basic principle as Fluid Film, though. If its something you plan on doing regularly, I would invest in a good gun (the Fluid Film Pro gun seems to be good) and buy the Fluid Film in bulk at a place like NAPA, who most of the time doesnt even know they stock it :)
 
I'm taking my car in to get its yearly application of Krown rustproofing this week.

But you guys have the right idea: if you want it done right, do it yourself.
 
UncleDavy said:
I saw a Fluid Film undercoating kit on Amazon for $149.50. It includes spray gun with wands, touch brush and some other accessories. Is this what you usually use?
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Yes I'm pretty sure that's the kit. Another good place to get it is Keller motorsports. if you are anal about keeping your cars as rust free as possible as I am since I keep them forever it is well worth the money. What I like about fluid film is that it is not permanent. If you wanted to you could use a hot power washer and some detergent and get most of it off unlike traditional black tar or asphalt undercoating.

The cans are good too if you do not have a compressor however the cans are obviously more money. I will say that the cans are more convenient because they're smaller so if you do not have a lift it is a little bit easier maneuvering a spray can instead of the gun and an air hose. But the pro-gun I have coats a lot of fluid film fast. Puts it on heavy and thick


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chris11le said:
buy the Fluid Film in bulk at a place like NAPA, who most of the time doesnt even know they stock it :)
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Every time I have purchased a gallon from Napa the guy at the counter always looks at it and asks what it is?


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Where do you spray? Getting this stuff on my garage floor (spraying or dripping after spraying) Makes my floor an ice skating rink


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I spray on my blacktop driveway to keep the mess out of the garage.

I'm sure the neighbors love it! Haha at least it doesn't take long


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Ill be putting a tarp down on my driveway and spraying there.

The one thing I didnt think through was to see if my new RAM fits in my garage....sat radio antenna makes it too tall! So in the garage is out of the question anyway.
 
Fluid Film can be sprayed through a garden pump sprayer. It can also be diluted with Kerosene- although it reduces its effectiveness. And getting it in the exhaust is not an issue- just don't purposely spray it on the exhaust.
 
I've always undercoated and rust proofed my own vehicles to battle the salt belt I live in. Rust proofing lasts for years but I do touch up the undercoating every year before the snow flies. Not sure I'd wanna reapply a product like Fluid Film every season but I'm sure it's effective.
 
I've used fluid film. Good stuff, but Dear Lord it stinks to heck and back.
 
lokerola said:
I've used fluid film. Good stuff, but Dear Lord it stinks to heck and back.
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I like the smell, It's the smell of "protection" hahah

It is definitely a unique smell


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Never heard of it till this post. Sounds like a great product. Thanks for posting.
 
Don't forget to scotch guard the carpets as well, especially on the driver area where a lot of salt will cover everything.
 
Does the undercarrage need to be clean before applying this stuff?
 
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