[AT] From "Farm Collector" - using copper tubing for fuel lines.

[Mike M]

I remember doing that as a kid, if I recall we used motor oil and either diesel or mineral spirits to make it sprayable. Once done, we would let it sit over a gravel area for a while to drip dry.

Mike M 


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From: Mike Sloane 
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Time: 2012-02-29, 06:40:00
Subject: Re: [AT] From "Farm Collector" - using copper tubing for fuel lines.


I am told that a good "poor man's undercoating" from the "old days" was 
a 50/50 mix of kerosene and diesel oil applied liberally over the entire 
underside of the vehicle. Spraying was best, but a brush would work too. 
The downside is that your vehicle will be a little smelly for a few 
days, especially if you have any holes in the floorboards.

I can tell you what doesn't work: at the town garage, the guys use a 
Hotsy steam cleaner on the undersides of the trucks after spreading 
salt. It may help a little, but the steel still rusts badly after on a 
few years.

Mike

On 2/28/2012 9:22 PM, Roy Morgan wrote:
>
> On Feb 28, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Steve W. wrote:
>
>> ... NY salt will eat a steel line in 3-4 years.
>
> Steve,
>
> Uh oh. Here near Ithaca (just a couple of miles from the Cargil salt
> mine where they mine two million tons of it a year!) we have a Ford
> F-250. I have been wondering what coating/treatment I can use to keep
> the thing from rusting out. I see lots of rust on the undersides of
> the thing - and it does not leak any oil or other fluids to coat the
> bottom!
>
> Roy
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