Rustoleum NeverWet recommended to protect new frames from rust?

Wanted to see if anyone had any information or strong opinion on Rustoleum Never Wet and if it would work well to protect a relatively new frame from rust? I would like to keep my 2015 for 10+ years and I don't want to worry about premature rust.

 

Do a search.I'm pretty sure that someone did a thread on the Rustoleum Never Wet recently.

 

I'm interested to know what people have to say about this as well. Sub'd

 

I did, there is a relatively long thread about people being impressed with the promotional video when the product initially came out. However I have yet to see anyone post that they either applied it to their frame and it's good or bad or whatever, or respond from a technical stand point as to why they would or would not recommend it.

 

Everything I've read about Never Wet is that it basically sucks and UV light destroys it fairly quickly.

Fluid Film seems to be the favorite frame saver, and is actually proven.

 

I second fluid film. We use it to undercoat machines at work and one loader that is 14 years old and has probably seen more abuse than any pickup ever will, there's not a spot of rust on it... Mind you those machines have a full under-body skid setup, but when that all comes off that old CAT shows no sign of corrosion.

 

Thanks for the info. Fluid film was the other product that I was interested in. My understanding is you should reapply it every 12 months? I know what I'm doing this weekend.

 

We do it at oil change intervals on the machines... Which for most of them works out to 4-6 months... But I would say with it being your personal money spent, just touch it up as needed. If you scrape the frame (like jacking or off a rock or something) it will take the fluid film off so definitely touch up that spot... Our machines get power washed with degreaser and close to boiling water and that doesn't even fully remove the fluid film... Still a bit of, well, a film really lol

Also a lot of dust and such will stick to the fluid film, but that should actually strengthen it against small dings such as rock kick up and whatnot

 

@DoorDing can chime in regarding Fluid Film, hopefully.

 

Oh and I have a case of aerosol fluid film cans in storage at work... Once my bumper and lights are all done and I won't be putting a jack stand under the truck for a while I'll be doing my undercoating as well

 

NeverWet is a total gimmick. It's sticky and tacky to the touch, and wears off easily. Stops doing its job quickly too. I tried it on a part of my boat cover just to see how it was and ill never use it again. Pretty sure if you sprayed your frame it would all come off first rain.

Good thought tho, to use it on your frame.

 

This may be a dumb question, but since the fluid film doesn't dry, does that it mean it would wash off or be weakened if you're washing off the undercarriage at a car wash?

 

Lmao. I don't know why I didn't catch that. Thanks for the laugh!

 

Thanks!

 

Fluid Film is lanolin which is more of a wax than it is an oil. In other words it's a real pain in the ass to remove, even if you have hot soapy pressurized water. Takes a real scrubbing and degreasers to get it completely off.

 

yes it works but not worth the effort and cost. I used the all-in-one outdoor version clear, not the two-step version

1) nasty smell

2) takes forever to dry

3) if you put on too much it drips and creeps -everywhere- srsly this stuff creeps

4) amazing, water and wet stuff simply cannot stick

5) air, with water -vapor- can get right through the coating. water drops cannot
but water vapor can, so...there is your rust gateway

6) dries fine, doesn't feel tacky to me

7) 3 days driving in the rain, the stuff is gonna come off and fade fast

so, go ahead and do it if you want to do a hazmat suit and drop cloth and smother your taco underside with
it....it is just gonna make a huge mess and come off anyway

better to use the methods everyone else advises, something thicker and oily like fluid film, ziebart, or all
the other things.
a) they last much much longer
b) easy to see where you have coated things
c) dirt doesn't take it off, dirt makes it stronger if anything

 

I coated mine last fall with Fluid Film and just recently used a can to touch up some areas... FYI Lowes is now carrying Fluid Film.. It looks to be a few bucks cheaper then when I bought it at O Reilys auto..
http://www.lowes.com/pd_650825-59787-AS11_0__?productId=50335157

 

+1
I heard the same.

It wears off very quickly and needs constant re-application.

The company should change the product name from "Never Wet" to 'Dry Only One Time'.

 

How many cans on average of Fluid Film did you guys use (will be doing a DCSB) for the initial coating? And good call on Lowes, cheapest I have seen around. Thanks!