alternative to fish oil

hi Dan old engine oil works very well as a rust preventive and is a great use for an unwanted product. Cost nil.

Pabco Thick black stuff. Buy it at any hardware store.

Lanolin.

Available from any hadware store. Not thick though however you can spray it on in thin coats. Works great. Especially if your from NZ.

please correct me if im wrong i did see somewhere on this site that old engine oil is a corrosive ,i only ever thought it was good for painting old fences

Mate if u r wooried about rust and corrosion we use automatic transmission fluid on all our buggies on Moreton Island. I have a mate with a trans repair shop and he keeps me the cleaner oil and I apply it liberally with a garden spray once or twice a year. Sump oil will stuff the rubbers - auto trans oil will not and does not damage paint. 'Walks' like fisholene and as an eg the current VW buggy is 7 years on the sand and salt water and absolutely minimal surface rust in the harshest environment. IMHO the cheapest and best even if u have to purchase new oil.

Dan, the stuff to use is VITACARE XL695, a mate who was a heavy diesel mechanic put me onto it, when he worked at a mine up north all the vehicles were covered with it. My cruiser is done inside and underneath, works great as a sound deadener aswell. No smell once dry and stays flexible so does not chip off like ming treatment and other body deadeners do.
For the rest of you, have some respect for the enviroment, used oil/auto fluid, for starters is a carcegen, and where do you think it is all washing off, all over the beaches and creeks you're driving thru. The less damage we(4WD's) do the less the greenies try to limit our access.

Don't talk to me abouit fish oil..Great product,if used correctly..I had a MGA..Loved it..Looked after it..Did'nt want any rust..Painted on the good old Fisholiene..But,like a dill,I painted the muffler too..(Did'nt want the muffler rusting out did I?) For about a month I had the fish markets following me around,everywhere..Smell was all through the cokpit also..Dreadful..Cats loved me...No-one else!..Pabco have great products..Different grades..Paint on (thin) Trowell on (thick)..We sell some that is painted onto inside of rusted out tanks..Put some f/glass fly mesh on first..Why have I drifted onto tanks,when we are on cars?!MPG:8!

LAnotec.

http://www.lanotec.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=598&cid=65&sid=1

"Lanotec Lanolin heavy duty contains 30% more lanolin offering greater protection in corrosive environments. Anhydrous lanolin is mixed with non flammable paraffinic carries to allow ease of application and enhance penetration. The liquid carrier evaporates leaving a residue of pure anhydrous lanolin"

Try this stuff.
Staun 329

I used to use 1/3 fish oil and 2/3 sump oil.
Then changed to using fish oil and a bit of diesel for a runnier product.
If you want a waxy finish try some Tectel (4 types).
Can also use penetrol.

anyone know if Penetrol is any good?

Phosphoric acid - it's a proper rust converter.

What are some suggestions for applying these products in spray form?

How does a garden sprayer go with oil based products? The little 500ml ones and the bigger pump action ones with longer spray arms.

And is there a tool with a flexible wand that can get up into the chassis rails and other hidden places?

Ta
Tim

Buy any Landrover made vehicle, and rust is a thing only the japs have to endure!
Mind you that's only because the oil leaks get so bad it's like spraying the underside with fishoil every day!