Fluid Film

[theoldwizard1]

So you guys have finally convinced me, and I bought a spray can of fluid film. To be honest, a big part of the reason I bought it was my HF long reach needle nose and long reach hose grip pliers started rusting within a month after I bought them.

So what is the trick to applying Fluid Film to tools ? I gave them a shot and left them sit over night. The looked pretty "snotty" in the AM and I certainly was not going to put them back in tool chest drawer that way (no I don't have a perfectly laid out drawers with racks for everything).

Just a light wipe to get the excess off or do you leave the excess on the tool ?


(PS I did hit up some fasteners on my car that were starting to get crusty. Hopefully if I ever have to take them off it will help.)

 

[Notorious BRT]

Fluid Film is some slick stuff. I would just wipe off any excess.

 

[bmwpowere36m3]

I picked some up to coat my mower deck for the winter… but I imagine I'd use it like varsol or WD-40 on tools. Spray a little on a rag/towel and wipe them down. Spraying them directly seems a little over-kill and messy.

 

[anndel]

Spray nad wipe or spray on rag/paper towel first then wipe +1

 

[unslow1]

Don't feel bad My Snapon ones rusted just as fast. I just wiped them with 5w-30.

 

[jt777]

I use 3 in 1 oil for many things. #1 use is for wiping down my tools. A couple drops on a clean rag for chrome or to clean the inside of a socket after using it on rusty fasteners.

 

[DSM_PWR]

not fluid film, but anybody try this stuff? It was right by the Fluid Film at my local Lowes.

 

[bobcatdan]

The major of fluid film is where you spray it, it just stays. For most things like the OP's example, I just spray a little on and rub it all over with my fingers. Then wipe and excess off. Once you get use to the smell, stuff works pretty nice on your hands.

 

[ovrrdrive]

Word on the street this is the same stuff as Woody's Wax that we use on our boats... If so the thinner the coat the better. I mist Woody's around, scrub it in and then rinse with a strong stream of water and then dry.

Never tried it on a tool but it works wonders for gel coat and aluminum tubing.

 

[upgrading]

Long time ago GJ convinced me to try some.

Fluid Film, I put that s**t on everything.

It's non-toxic, non-hazardous, contains no solvents

 

[rlitman]

The major of fluid film is where you spray it, it just stays. For most things like the OP's example, I just spray a little on and rub it all over with my fingers. Then wipe and excess off. Once you get use to the smell, stuff works pretty nice on your hands.

Yep. It's grease thick. Not like an oil, so you've got to spread it around if you want to use it on a tool. Spraying on a rag works too.

The smell is lanolin.

 

[cbacres]

not fluid film, but anybody try this stuff? It was right by the Fluid Film at my local Lowes.

I bought this just for rust protection, as I read a online comparison of and the other products. It's pricey, $10.00 for that little can. But it does work.

I don't think I'll continue with it, I've found that Boeshield seems to last the longest.
The Fluid Film has done good for me too, I've used it on outside items and it works really there.

 

[AV tinker er]

I use 3 in 1 oil for many things. #1 use is for wiping down my tools. A couple drops on a clean rag for chrome or to clean the inside of a socket after using it on rusty fasteners.

+1 for 3-n-1. Great stuff. I keep two oilers full of it.

 

[99LeCouch]

For tools and other things that are hard to use dirty, spray on and wipe off.

For cars, spray and leave. Let the dirt protect the FF.

 

[skunkape1]

Good stuff but does smell like a sheep's *** according to a friend.

 

[G_P]

Fluid Film also works pretty dang good on snowblowers. Spray the inside of the bucket and the chute and it wont clog up in wet snow nearly as much.

 

[bry@n]

Works well on plows also. Spray it on everything to put a coating on it.

 

[bobcatdan]

Absolute the best stuff for battery connections. I use to fight crusty battery connections on almost every Bobcat I touched. Started using fluid film to clean and protect the terminals and clamps. Over time the amount of battery cleanings dropped way off as machines I regularly serviced didn't need a cleaning every time I saw them.

 

[jt777]

Absolute the best stuff for battery connections. I use to fight crusty battery connections on almost every Bobcat I touched. Started using fluid film to clean and protect the terminals and clamps. Over time the amount of battery cleanings dropped way off as machines I regularly serviced didn't need a cleaning every time I saw them.

Agreed. I use a bit of fluid film on every battery connection that gets exposed to the elements.

 

[wornoutoldman]

My trailer connections get a liberal dose every time they get plugged in or pulled apart.

 

[Spdfreak91]

I use Starrett M1 on my tools , they seem not to rust and it coats evenly

 

[DetroitDIESEL444]

I undercoat my 2002 saturn with it every year heading into winter...
I have all original brake lines at 240,000 miles, many winters exposed to salt, brine, and calcium chloride. good stuff

 

[Farmall 1066]

Great stuff for hundreds of applications!

 

[Murphy4570]

Expensive stuff for coating your tools. Just use motor oil or something.

At $10 a can, I use it on my snowplow truck to keep the body sheetmetal from rusting any worse than it already is.

 

[dale500]

Here in sunny Florida with our humidity and daily temp swings makes rust prevention a priority. Last year I lined all my boxes with the kobalt rust inhibiting drawer liners. I think they caused things to rust faster not slower plus it interacted with different plastics and caused softening problems. So back to the plain old craftsman foam liners.

I then found the wd40 rust inhibitor for my tools and it seems to be working well. Must be reapplied every so often but a can will last me over 6 months so $20 a year is not bad to keep the rust away.

There was no local source for fluid film until Lowes recently started carrying it. It is cheaper than the wd40 rust inhibitor and is a bigger can. I may make a switch when the current can of wd is gone