best coating for unpainted chassis

Whats the best type of oil to wipe down a unpainted chassis with

 

Best Thing I Found Was Syn. Motor Oil
Nothing Works Any Better

 

That or ATF , I have used everything under the sun and nothing works like motorcycle fork oil or ATF!

 

lube

we use a lot of elbow grease lol

 

If you want to be silly you can 1000 grit the tubing first!! It stays nice and shiny after being oiled!

 

lube

When i worked on medlens FC they used WD40..Becouse the spray gets into the tight spots.

 

We have had decent luck w/Marvel Mystry Oil, comes in a pump bottle now. Best thing to do is teach the crew NOT to hang on the cage when they are standing around telling everybody how fast they are! That or move to Arizona? The car stays nice and shiny all winter in the shop, when July/August comes around I swear you can watch the rust apperar!

 

Move to arizona

Tim we just moved back from arizona no rust just bunches of snakes

 

Being in the marine business, we use fogging oil for engine winterization/storage. Take a piece of steel and brush vertical lines of all different oils on it and set it outside in the weather for 30 days. Fogging oil just gets dirty from the air pollution/dust sticking to it. No rust. It's got a lot of surface adherent in it, so it stays where you put it. High acid skin touches are still a problem, though. Takes three applications for it to really sink in, kind of like seasoning your favorite cast iron skillet for fried chicken.

 

You are so right! Ken Perry had his chassis polished and doesn't let anyone touch it without government clearance or a note from his Mother. LOL. It looks great, but I ain't that pretty. Don't need my car to outshine me. Like they said: Dull pencil, Dull boy.

 

we have started to use lynseed oil on chassis in our shop and our personal cars. it dries after a few days and stays effective for quite some time.

 

If you are willing to scuff the chassis with some scotch brite. you can help slow the rust down by applying some cold gun bluing solution. Go to brownells.com and buy oxpho blue cold gun bluing in the thick cream version.
They have a thin liquid that is great for dunking small parts but the cream is great for rubbing on the chassis. You still have to maintain it with some type of oil, but now you have the same protection as a blued gun not just bare steel.