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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:36 pm
by karsten
thought id start a topic,, sill maintance and bottom of pillar plus under floor , preservation from rust,,what every ones idea on treatments

i today driled several holes through inner sill,, enough to feed a hose with a spray tip in there ,about 1 foot apart,, and fed heaps of fish oil in there to keep the old girl from hidden nastys later ,,,,,did it to my ute as well

:lol: my best asset says i must of gone fishing and not to work :lol:

stinks mate :lol: :?: :?: :?: :roll:

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:54 pm
by FB MAD
I must say I'm a fish oil fan.

I love getting the smell of fish on my fingers :wink: :wink: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:20 pm
by ekv8ute
Found a good alternative to fish oil-drill two 1/2" holes under scuff plates then plug drain holes with rags and fill sills with sump oil.Simply drain oil back into ice cream buckets (or cake tins if you are really low!) and voila-long term rust protection!

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:10 pm
by Harko
Hows the smell of sump oil in the car when driving ?
Ive heard to use fish oil with kero and it will keep rising up in the cabin into the gutters n all.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:24 pm
by Craig
FB MAD wrote:
I love getting the smell of fish on my fingers :wink: :wink: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: Me too mate

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:30 pm
by Craig
New a bloke who had a few cars Terraplane, chev roadster old jag FJs and FCs he would coat the floors ect with a mix of body deadner thinners and engin oil dont know if it smelt or not but they were all in good nick

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:44 pm
by ekv8ute
Harko did you smell the oil when I took you for a spin in the ute?

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:40 am
by parisian62
Hey karsten,

The other thing I have heard people using instead of fish oil is lanolin. Lanotec is the brand name. A quick google search found this...

http://www.lanotec.com.au/

regards
Stewart

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:15 am
by karsten
yeah sheep fat works well stewart,,, makes good hand cleaner to :lol: but it stinks :lol:

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:44 am
by EK JAY
i used reoderised fish oil not much smell
on the sedan and will use it on the wagon
when i get rid of all the rust :roll: man i hate rust :x

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:37 pm
by Trev
The under side of my car would have to be the most rust free car around, after the $100 worth of oil that went in the engine and then blew out the breather cap and coated the entire under side of my car, on the way to and from the Yamba Nationals :oops: :wink: , Trev 8)

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:51 pm
by FB MAD
Your telling a little porky pie there Trev :lol:

It was well and truly rust free underneath before Yamba!!

Stuck me head under for a lookey see when me and grumblebum had coffee with Sam and you were at work a few months back :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:55 pm
by Trev
Yeh, shes not a bad ol girl, Trev 8) .

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:32 pm
by fb cruisin
I've heard that automatic transmission fluid is good as a rust preventer :?
but I haven't tried it yet .

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:57 pm
by karsten
yeah ive said that somwhere in the past that my leaky hydro was the best asset my car ever had saved the floor,,, that auto fluid is thin and soaks in well

hey trev ,,, your ment to put fish oil in a sraygun :roll: not ya bloody engine :lol: now theres an idea fish n chip oil from the local,,,, would have to be cheapa than 25 bucks for them cans at repco and it mite smell nicer than the fish oil on the exaust :lol: :lol: