Quickest, easiest metal treatment to beat rust?

[Bolster]

I live near the ocean and am constantly fighting rust on raw metal.

Obviously you can oil, Boeshield, wax, etc., and put other sticky or liquid solutions ON raw metal.

But what is the fastest and easiest treatment that I can do TO metal, in my home shop, so that even when it's dry, I have some rust resistance? (I'm not asking for rust proofing, just something that helps combat rust.)

Is the answer black oxide? Is there a fast gun blue that would work?

Remember, quick and easy...or I'm going back to oil and wax...

 

[Merkava_4]

Wipe the object down with lacquer thinner to remove grease and oil and then spray clear lacquer paint on it.

 

[rsanter]

cheap and easy
oil and wax

bob

 

[Ramblur]

www.ospho.com And normally available at your local hardware in the
paint dept.

 

[Bolster]

www.ospho.com And normally available at your local hardware in the paint dept.

Interesting! have you tried using it? Would you use Ospho on set-up tools, such as 1-2-3 blocks, squares, etc? Or would it leave a measurable film on the surface?

 

[-B-]

cheap motor oil
expensive syn motor oil or T9

 

[Ramblur]

Interesting! have you tried using it? Would you use Ospho on set-up tools, such as 1-2-3 blocks, squares, etc? Or would it leave a measurable film on the surface?

This stuff is thinner than water but I have no idea on film thickness. I use
it quite a bit here in the swamp,I hosed down a freshly sandblasted 63
Chevy chassis with Ospho using spray bottles and just let it run off.
That has to be about 8 years ago and it still looks freshly blasted (except
for the cobwebs).

 

[r6_cannibal]

This stuff is thinner than water but I have no idea on film thickness. I use
it quite a bit here in the swamp,I hosed down a freshly sandblasted 63
Chevy chassis with Ospho using spray bottles and just let it run off.
That has to be about 8 years ago and it still looks freshly blasted (except
for the cobwebs).

I can vouch for this stuff too, it works awesome and holds up well.
It leaves a thin coating, but I don't know if it's measurable. If it's on precision equipment then I would stick with oil.
The ospho stuff gets good bite if you prep the surface with marine-clean(made by por15) to degrease.

 

[Kona Cruisers]

My father owns a machine shop in Honokohau Harbor in Kona, Hawaii. (noticed the 1-2-3 blocks...) While I worked there we had a kid come in from the high school every fri and coat the weighs (sp) , Mill tabe, 1-2-3 blocks, v-blocks etc, with LPS 3... AWESOME. I bet we could have only done it once a month, but the kid was a friend of his kid, who "need some responsibility". I would vouch for this stuff. even more so in a Machine shop environment.

 

[Bolster]

I own some LPS3. I confess I don't use it much, it leaves a (as per their ad) 'transparent, soft, waxy film' which is unpleasant to touch. Yes, it works great. I don't like what it does to my drawers, hands, etc.

I was looking for more of a "dry" solution. I notice nobody has mentioned gun blue as a rust inhibitor? Isn't gun blue basically a controlled, even rusting process?

Where is Lone Gunman?

 

[Bolster]

This stuff is thinner than water but I have no idea on film thickness. I use
it quite a bit here in the swamp,I hosed down a freshly sandblasted 63
Chevy chassis with Ospho using spray bottles and just let it run off.
That has to be about 8 years ago and it still looks freshly blasted (except
for the cobwebs).

Ospho does not leave any color? It's clear? Sounds like miracle stuff.

Wonder if it would work on cast iron table saw?

 

[classic70]

I use Right Stuff, it is the same stuff as Ospho. i used it on bare auto panels when i strip them down and leave it outside, NEED A BIGGER SHOP!!

 

[Rory Bellows]

You could use some layout ink. It will turn the metal the color of the ink but it will wipe off with wood alcohol. Plus it's cheap and easy and dries quick.

 

[ZRX61]

I own some LPS3. I confess I don't use it much, it leaves a (as per their ad) 'transparent, soft, waxy film' which is unpleasant to touch. Yes, it works great. I don't like what it does to my drawers,

You're not supposed to spray it in your underwear...

 

[r6_cannibal]

You're not supposed to spray it in your underwear...

I wouldn't be surprised if there were a German website about that.

 

[LoneGunman]

Black Oxide is a chemical oxidation of the steel so it adds just about zero to the dimensions of the part, unfortunately unless you keep the BO oiled the parts will still rust, slower than untreated but they will.

Ospho is nothing but phosphoric acid, dichromate and wetting agents, I would NOT use it on any of my layout tools. I'm surprised Ospho is getting good reviews, Ospho is not meant as a stand alone coating.

Buy some Ballistol, Every gun, tool and layout block I have gets wiped with Ballistol before I put it away, ZERO rust.

 

[r6_cannibal]

LoneGunman: Ballistol sounds like good stuff, tempted to give it a try at your recommendation.

 

[35mastr]

I only have one word for ya.

GIBBS BRAND LUBRICANT Once you have used this you will never look back.