My first time using FF was this Oct, i cant believe i never uaed to do it, it was so easy to apply! The hardest part was getting under the car lol, it went very quickly and easily after that. Boy the amount of gaps and factory holes in frame and other bottom parts of a car are amazing once you start to look for them. The more you look the more you find. I got that nozzle into all of them! And filled the bottoms of the doors as well as the inside of the bonnet & the boot. Great stuff! Great vid! Thanks Kurt👌
Thank you so much. Your review answered some of my questions... - Smell: like an old camper, odor goes away after 1 week - Non-toxic: yes - Corrosion performance: 5-year photos clearly showing protection and expectations on minimizing rusted underbody - Durability: durable under light to medium water jets and rain - Manufacturing: oil sheets use for wicking - Application: self-healing means the area that has been sprayed will "creep" about 2-inches to non-sprayed areas to reduce need for fine detailed applications in all the tight spaces of underbody
Excellent, I'm in nebraska, they use salt here too, and I don't wash my truck much. I'm planning on doing a lot of body work because of that. I'm planning on coating the inside of everything I put on.
Hey after applying take the vehicle threw a dusty dirty road or a road they are grinding up and drive up and down it. The dust will stick to fluid film and create a barrier so the salt won't stick to it. Or a dirt road
If you want to apply it two times per year I suggest doing it second time early spring. Salt accumulates in winter but corrosion occurs mainly when it's warm and wet. (plus salt from winter)
@@KurtofTrades so agree. All my vehicles are older, newest one is 2007. I buy them used and Fluid Film is the first thing I do. I live in NE Ohio, lots of road chemicals here!
@@randomrazr If you want to do it twice per year. In most situations once per year, in fall, will be enough, plus quick touch up in spring if you feel it's needed.
Thank you for this review. I am relocating and moving to Wisconsin and this has been one of my major concerns rusting out new expensive cars. I am from and have lived in Texas all my life so Rust was never a concern. As you mentioned you have to take the pros with the cons if you’re going to live up north.
@@riptide648 I agree with you but we get some gnarly lake effect snow. I guess for this its more pertinent how much salt and how many days of the year on average have precipitation.
as a mechanic from Pennsylvania, hearing this man talk about light surface as " pretty bad" or "terrible shape" is a bit humorous to me. No disrespect to this man at all but it really shows that peoples opinion on rust is heavily dependent on where you are located. all the vehicles i saw in this video look great and i wouldnt have a second though on if theyre solid or not compared to what else ive seen. Good video though!
Thanks for the comment! I’m in Michigan and while I agree that many of the ones shown aren’t super bad it’s the fact that they will get super bad much quicker than without using fluid film. It slows the corrosion process down a ton. Heavy rust starts with light surface rust. Thanks again! I do think for being under 10 years old it’s not really good
I called my local shop they told me $600 sounds crazy!!! I bought 6 cans of FF and spent 65$ and did it myself big difference.... I probably didn't cover it as much as a shop would but I'm happy with the results.... How long does the smell normally take to go away...
I didn’t spray any in the exhaust, I did accidentally get some on it one year and it burns off, you can smell it after your first drive, thanks for watching!
@@KurtofTrades Oh yea, gotta love that smell lol. And the funny looks you get when you have a big white cloud of smoke behind you that smells like sheep. You could use a plastic bag or something to wrap around the exhaust if you mind.
My only thought/suggestion would be to NOT apply Fluid Film to the top surface of your car. Since the product is "oily" it does attract dirt and dust and as shown on your car it looks gross. Perhaps a good paste wax or even a ceramic coating would be better for the car's paint and instead of attracting dust and dirt it would repel it like Rain-X does for your windshield as it repels water.
@@KurtofTrades Oooh, that's interesting. I've just started investigating about rustproofing my vehicles for myself and in all the videos I've seen - NO ONE else has mentioned about that "creep out" effect. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I was thinking that all the "dripping" they talk about was down low under the doors but there are holes and cracks all over a vehicle where the Fluid Film can seep out of, aren't there? Thanks for the heads up.
We started using FF last winter since it was the first full winter we were about to go into since moving to Ohio. We had a company put it up on the rack and cover the full undercarriage for a good price. The smell definitely reeks. LOL.
After applying take it threw a road that they are grinding up so they can pave it. The milling dust will stick to this stuff. It's like rubbery super sticky dust and it sticks to everything. Either that or a dirt road, go tar and feather it before the salt because this stuff fresh is sticky.
Yeah I'm familiar with the grinding dust from working on the roads. It sticks to whatever and it don't move. It's literally ground up rock and old tires and tar and you get the point. Although I think a dusty dirty road might do the trick too. Problem is this stuff is sticky when it's just raw, not too good for when the sand and salt mix hits the road.
@@KurtofTrades have you heard of people using the milling dust? I guess you gotta know when they are paving/grinding then you take take the ol girl for a beat run lol tell the sweeper shut that water off I need some shit to coat my undercoating
I haven’t heard of that before, I’ve heard of people using dirt roads but those get sprayed with anti dust stuff that can be corrosive too so I wouldn’t recomend it. I’ll look into it.
Do you do the application only from the aresol cans? I was about to pay a professional what I consider to be too much money because I don't have a compressor to run a spray gun but if you've only used cans this looks great
It’s a lot cheaper to get a sprayer and a 5 gallon bucket of Fluid Film. I spray every inch of the bottom of my 3 vehicles once a year, 5 gallons last me 5 years.
Great video! Was wondering what your opinion would be on rubberized undercoatings, a family member of mine had a rubberized undercoating done on their brand new 2022 toyota rav 4 (done after a few months of summer driving) and from what ive seen in other videos I'm worried it might actually make things worse by trapping moisture inside if the coating is compromised.
Great video! Highly appreciated! Thanks for documenting this !!! Does the body of your Impreza have any rust ? Rocker panel pinch weld ? Rear wheel arch ? Door bottoms ? Hood ? Tail gate ? Fenders? Etc I’m only asking because I’m going to be getting a new crosstrek soon and I like to keep my vehicle for a long time just want to know how well it will hold up, when I get it I will remove undercarriage plastic covers, and wheel well arch plastics front and rear, wheel well carpet, and rocker panel plastic covers To ensure full coating of the inside of everything, so it will cover inside fender, inside quarter panel, inside rocker, and then I will do the door drains, hood drains, and tailgate drains, maybe even remove the windshield cowl and do under there too! My theory is if everything is coated in oily FF then the salt can’t even attack the protective Zinc coating to get to the bare metal to start corroding, so if it’s always coated then there’s always no rust, because all you need is Air and moisture on bare unprotected metal to get corrosion but with a constant oil layer it’s not possible.
It’s pretty rust free there’s a little on the wheel hubs since I didn’t wants to spray that close to the brakes. There’s a very small amount on the rear control arms and shocks but other than that it’s very clean. Compared to my wife’s vehicle which is a few years newer without fluid film it looks brand new
I usually don’t wash my car at all in the winter no point it gets salt covered on the drive home. Don’t do the undercarriage as it will wash the fluid film away quicker
Do you wash it off before reapplying? I was thinking maybe taking it to one of those high-pressure touchless car washes to get the prior stuff off might be better, but I'd rather have a buildup of dirt than rust!
I sprayed fluid film inside my doors (drainage) and in the hot sun it stinks whenever i get in my car, yuck. Did u experience this? Can the undercarriage be washed after spraying under there? I live in the midwest and we get a lot of snow and salt. Should it be washed during the winter season at all?
Once you apply FF how do you wash your car during the winter? Is it ok to still wash inside the wheel wells etc.? I don't want to wash it away from the areas where it might not last as long...
I don’t wash it at all in the winter. You can wash the outside but I wouldn’t do the wheel wells or undersides. Once it sets it holds up very wel but the first couple weeks definitely don’t wash it.
Regarding staining, are those small drops on your driveway the only staining that you got after the application? Or, were there many more that washed away? I want to apply this, but I don't want my driveway to be a mess. Also, do you think that it's possible to apply the FF effectively by crawling under my SUV in various points? Or, do I definitely need a jack? Thanks in advance.
They go away after a while those were what was left after winter. They are not permanent. If you are worried you can apply it in the grass. If your suv has good clearance you definitely could apply it without raising it. It would probably be easier to if raised it but not necessary. Thanks for watchinf
I have Fluid Filmed my Toyota Tacoma twice now without lifting it. It's body-on-frame. If your SUV is unibody (like a crossover) there won't be enough clearance to crawl under there and do a good job. I use three quarts per application, and it leaves a giant vehicle-size stained area on my driveway that wears off in a couple months or so. It doesn't dissolve the blacktop like PB Blaster or brake cleaner do.
I just become aware of this product I am in Mtl, Canada ( true North) I drive a ‘Rolla 2007 it is rusted not to point of not being drivable. Is it too late to use this product, if not, where I can buy it in Canada? Cheers
Not super thoroughly, I spray it with the hose and then go through a car wash a few days before I apply it with an undercarriage sprayer. It can go right over old stuff.
I use it on the inside of the hood and frame rails and shock towers under the hood, I would just avoid spraying any components or the engine directly and you should be good to go.
Hey Kurt. I noticed that there is a decent build up of rust on both my mufflers on my 04 Town Car. Would spraying Fluid Film on these mufflers prevent the mufflers from rusting alot more over time?
No you really shouldn’t spray your muffler it gets too hot and will burn off the fluid film. Mufflers are pretty much impossible to keep rust free. Best option is a high quality stainless steel one.
@@KurtofTrades Ok. For the most part, the rust has been kept to a minimum on a car that is now 17 years old. Seems like the mufflers and some of the pipes(still factory original) is what has the most amount of rust so far. So what are the ideal items I could use this Fluid Film on, underneather my car?
@@Oliver-pl5sk I coat my old jeep in wayyyy more fluid film than this guy does. Like it's obnoxious amount and I do 2 coats a year. (I hate rust) I even spray it underneath my weather tech mats onto my bare floorboards....I even spray in on the outside of my jeeps body. Aside from the exhaust, the top and the engine...I about coat everything. I even lube my door weatherstrips in it to prevent my doors from freezing shut in the winter. All that said, I can testify that it hasn't done a thing to any of the rubber anywhere on my jeep. After 4-5 years of it.
@@Faq-ubeach Doesn't it saturate your mats? It's not the worst smell but I regretted applying a film of this under my carpets because of that residual smell.
Don’t spray the exhaust. It burns off and is stinky. Exhaust isn’t too much to worry about since it can be removed and replaced easily, unlike your frame or unibody.
@@KurtofTrades thank you for the answer, nope i live here at southwest georgia so its far away from the coast, thanks again for the answer i didn’t knew you’re goin to answer me 😁👍🏻
I wouldn’t say it’s that type of smell, I think it smells like an old camper almost like an adhesive. Smell usually only lasts a few days. I kind of enjoy the smell haha
You poor souls. My 05 Malibu with 280k miles has less rust than your coated Subaru. I don’t know how you guys in the rust belt deal with this. I would’ve packed my things and left.
You’re the poor guy with an 05 Malibu with over 200k lol, get yourself New car buddy. I don’t get how you deal with being broke I’d get a new job and buy something nice.😂😂
@@jorangel87 LOL it has 302k miles now and I'm hardly broke. I make over 6 figures. Why get a new car? My Malibu runs fine. It has been everywhere with me, it's like my travel companion, even after all these years I'm not tired of that car at all. Why mess up a good thing?
You mean rust under it? It will only do this if the metal is already very rusty or if it is rusting from the backside of the metal. Air and salt can’t touch the surface when it’s on. Thanks for watching!
It won’t do this. It’s oil based, not a wax. Zbart is a thick coating and moisture typically gets behind the coating and rusts the car out and you never know because everything looks shiny black
For anyone reading this, and is confused...I would agree with the others that the o.g. poster is thinking about another type of under coating. Sounds like he or she is referencing some type of bedliner spray or ziebart type product. Once a spray like bedliner or something is sprayed, it hardens on top of the metal and moisture can get trapped behind it between it and the metal. That creates like a hot bed for corrosion. Hard bedliner type sprays sound great in theory...but they don't work as well in practice. Fluid film/krown/rust check are all oil based. It's way different. I'm a serious believer in oil based sprays as they work. They've kept my 17 year old jeep from rusting in the northeast Indiana winters it's whole life.
