Just to keep this thread up to date

Almost 3 years have passed since the first time I applied the linseed to the 90. Zero rust, still living by the sea and the last 2 years without a garage.

Repeated the treatment a month ago. Sent the car for a underside pressure wash first. The guys had a VERY hard time trying to remove the first linseed treatment.
This time applied with a spray paint gun. Much easier to apply this way, much better yield, lower air consumption and so much less clouding. On the other hand, it's not very good for the paint guns' health. Mine was never the same again, even with competent cleaning right after use.
 
For many years the preservation of steel wire ropes in the RN was done by placing the coil in a tank of boiled linseed oil prior to issue. This soaked the jute heart running through the wire, so every time the wire was tensioned, it squeezed the heart and lubricated the wire. I cannot remember having ever seen a rusty wire rope in the RN.
 
That's a messy job guys, I put a tarp down and let it drip dry all day. I used around 3 litres.
It seems to coat well, I did it early this morning and its still oily to touch, time will tell if it works.
I guess its no different from using engine oil.
 
Bit of both, garden sprayer, brush, fairy washing up bottle and a length of hose with a funnel attached.
 
Right then its dry, ish. Looks good, still looks wet though.
My chassis is fooked so this is a last resort to stop any more holes appearing so I can get it through its next MOT early next year, should buy me enough time to get a new chassis.
But yeah, it seems to be working, you know when you use Kurust and it changes the rust to a black hard thing? That's what this has done.

Try it, buy a little bottle of boiled linseed oil and some turps and try it on some rusty old metal in the back yard, see what you think your self.
 
I spilt cooking oil into my cantilever tool box about 40 years ago. Its a bit rickety now, most of the rivets have been replaced with nuts and bolts over the years but it never went rusty and still in use. Couldn't be arsed to clean the oil off properly at the time.
 
Indeedydeedy, waxoyl blah blah, any oil will prevent metal from rusting. I believe oil is way way better than waxoyl,
 
Turps is distilled from pine resin, white spirit is distilled from crude oil. White spirit is normally used to clean paint brushes but not for mixing with paint as it extends the drying time. I can vouch for this as I always put a film of white spirit in a part used paint can to stop it skinning over, and remix before the next use - definitely takes longer to dry (did a skirting board at the weekend and was still tacky for 48 hours or so). I can't think of any reason not to mix white spirit with linseed oil, but turps is the traditional way. Experiment eh?
 
I was going to buy one of those dinitrol aerosol kits and do my disco 2 in the spring but sorely tempted to try this now.
 
Arierep said:
Hi,
Never tried that, have no idea how the linseed oil would react with the dinitrol
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They do rust here just like landcruisers as well....theres a 90 near me rear crossmember shot...you might live near the coast but its nothing like the salt dumped on the roads in the uk that creates a salt spray as you drive...even after the snows gone and it dries up theres still salt residue in the dust that get kicks up
So realy any type of protection works here
 
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