Fluid Film Review After 1 Year... It Works. 

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When he spun the cv shaft... mind blown.

Living in Steuben County, NY also I am a firm believer in fluid film! Love the stuff!

I bought a 96 buick roadmaster from the original owner up in rhode island it spent 20 years up here....he used fluid film since new and swore by it....stuff a miracle

Keen observation on the cv joint. Thanks!

Thanks for the update, I usually have to start out with a used car, but Fluid Film keeps them looking young. Still driving a 98 Honda Passport in NE Ohio!

First time seeing a video of yours. Really well done. Clear and to the point. Thank you very much.

Im definitely doing this for my truck. I spent only 3 months of winter and snow here in chicago. Moving from san diego to this place i hate how salt can really mess with your ride. thanks for uploading the update video.

This stuff is amazing, the nice thing is when you spray the CV shafts it will not degrade the rubber boots.

Thanks for sharing. It’s nice to have actual examples of the process and what is going on.

I live in Pa and I have been using Fluid Film for a few years. I buy it in 5 gallon buckets. Works well for me.

I use Chesterton 740 Heavy Duty Rust Guard. I used it at work to protect outside equipment. It works very well on protecting and preventing vehicles. I moved from mass to a south western state and I bought a 93 Bronco that still has the manufacturer stickers on it! Man I loved the fall up there but I dont miss all that salt! Great vid, thanks for your time.

I have been using FF for about two years now on customer cars just on different repair jobs but so far what Ive seen in Iowa it help a lot.... I believe in fluid film!

I've undercoated my truck once a year in October for years now with Fluid Film. Drilled doors and tailgate and fill it up as well. Even hit electrical connections. For example lightly coating the connections for any bulbs on the vehicle. I live in Northwest PA smack dab in the rust belt. It works great. Wouldn't use anything else.

Thanks for your videos about Fluid Film, it helps a much. Greetings from Germany.

Good to know!!! We have been using Fluid Film for probably 20 years, mainly for getting things broken loose.. we also use quite a bit when reassembling equipment. Absolutely LOVE the stuff!!!! We are in northwest Oregon, very little salt is used on our roads, but it's damp here most of the time, but we have used it to protect a few things... We've always used diesel on our fertilizer buggies and manure spreaders.... Might have to try some fluid Film on them.. Great video! Thanks!!

The cv shafts proved it even more. Great video bro!

High heat rustoleum for your exhaust...works great. They usually rust from the inside out, but spraying the outside definitely helps slow the process.

You can ‘season’ the exhaust similarly to how you season a cast iron pan. It works. Peanut oil is likely the cheapest product to use for it. A few applications are needed for building a nice coat

Nice lift.. I am very proud of my 2012 f150 here in PA.. Rust-Oleum paint everything when new and touched up every year after with rust converter if I see any rust.. 2018 winter I decided to start applying used oil everywhere !! Looking great 👌

Thanks for making these videos, looking forward to the update!

FF is great for INSIDE, doors, unibody channels, frames, rockers..etc. because it will stay on longer. Been using Husqvarna Summer grade Bar oil for over 36 years in northern Vermont and it will stay on external surfaces far longer than most other oils.

You know you have made it on RU-vid repairing vehicles when Eric O. comments on your video. Hope in a future video he gives you a shoutout with the great videos you are putting out. I wish I knew about FF when I purchased my truck in 2006, but better late than never and it does increase the resale value with less rust on the frame. Thanks for making this and future updates! Take care, Mark

Great video - the CV shaft is the indicator for sure. That is quite convincing. I will probably consider also using the cosmoline product you reviewed and tested on some of the underbody areas. Curious as to whether you took off the plastic wheel well covers or do you just find a hole and spray?

I have an F150 Raptor 2014, I use 3 cans before and after winter. I have no signs of rust at all. And I live in NYC. 1can for the front end, 1can for the middle and back, 1/2 a can for the rear. I use the rest just to spray on tires, wheel wells, and bumpers. Great stuff!

This will be handy for my truck hitch and receiver so it doesn’t get completely rusty.

I've been thinkg about doing this. I don't have to think about it anymore. CV shafts really tell the story.

The proof is in the pudding. Nice video, and follow up. Thanks! Gonna be buying a new car in the spring and I really think I'll do this every fall to protect it

Going to have to look for this stuff. I’ve been using cans of WD40 Specialist “Spray & Stay Gel Lubricant” for this same thing. I’ve been spraying it on everything under the car every October since I bought it 5 years ago (new) So far, it seems to be working quite well for me here in PA. About the same results as you seem to have here in this video. I even have the same issue with it spinning off of the CV axles (FWD car) and similar areas seeming to look like they have been hosed off (I had been attributing it to my constant spraying the road debris off the car so often all winter long though) Whatever the brine chemical solution is that they use on the roads here in PA, it sucks. It eats everything! QUICK!

My Honda Civic stared rusting where the rear quarter panel meets the plastic bumper cover next to the wheel. I've been dosing the area with Fluid Film every two or three months. It certainly stopped it from rusting any further. If you own any Chrysler product here in the Northeast, especially the van, you definitely need to use this stuff.

Any exposed area like the front of the a arms you can always smear grease on it. The grease stays on fairly well and as long as you keep a fresh small layer on your good to go. I tend to wipe what’s left of the old off everytime I apply new.

Been using Fluid film up here in Massachusetts in my Plow truck (2009 F250) for 4 years. Good results and worth it if you want to resell it someday. Just have to keep up on it if you do plow. Wash away the salt and neutralize it and reapply a few times. If you do plow the front end/front diff/rear quarters/suspension to the back gets hit hard. Especially when you plow for a 20hr shift lol. So reapplying in major conditions is a must. May look to POR 15 in these areas and use FF as usual. Happy holidays!

Thanks alot for the info. I'll probably have to start using this. for years I've been wanting to start coating my cars but I never got around to it. I'll for sure be coating the next vehicle i get that's newer.

Great video!! I’m a body tech that is constantly fixing rust. I’m glad to see their is a good product out there that will slow down corrosion proses. Ohio salt is a bad deal

Minnesota checking in. Around here, every car is pretty good until 8 years old. Then by age 13 or 15 they rust out. I hit the body fasteners (esp front and rear and wheel/ suspension mechanicals). Hood latches that are exposed to salt. This is a great product that protects your investment. It’s the best you can do.

I drilled holes in rocker panels and sprayed FF in doors and fender wells, just like the old Ziebart method. Put plastic plugs in the holes. My van now ‘bleeds’ thin film of FF 3 yrs after 8 sprayed it! Went heavy on application in doors, fender well etc... NO rust on doors or fender wells! No rust on rear hatchback of my 2006 caravan, 14 yrs of Midwest’s salt and 129,000 miles. Love FF!.

Thanks amigo, great vid.

Both jeeps get hosed with FF yearly in No. Indiana. Warm the fluid film up near a heater first and it’ll flow out of the gun better.

Thanks for the post !

I used to use this product.... Once I tried Amsoil HD Metal Protector I wouldn’t go back.... Works as good and you don’t have to reapply often at all....

I own a crap load of fluid film and use it on all my plow equipment. It is amazing how well it works and stays on for the whole winter.

Pretty impressive results. Being in PA we know about rust, I am currently trying to see if waterproof grease will stop further rusting on already lightly rusted equipment around the house and farm like the frames of a lawn roller or disc that are out in weather 24/7. While a little messy to apply a light coat with a stiff brush makes fast work of it, might just have to try it on my truck frame and parts.

I got that same truck a 2016 Colorado diesel z71 Love it.

You can also spray into the drain holes of the doors to protect the crimp joint at the bottom. The majority will drain off, just leaving a thin film.

How does fluid film react with the gm frame wax. I have read petroleum based products soften up the coating. Has it affected yours at all

Have you considered some thicker stuff on the u joints and brush it on, like heavy motor oil etc.?

It totally works. I use q cheap throw away electric paint gun and blast it on thick. The I use a few of the spray cans with the 360 degree tip snake to go through the entire frame. Four winters and it still looks new. All of the factory bolt torque lines are still there!

About to buy a new car, and I will definitely use this stuff.

I've been using it six years now. Truck is spotless and it's been in upper midwest winters each year. I apply it with a 20.00 harbor freight electric spray gun

I love that stuff. I put it on trailers, my snowplow (actually keeps wet snow from sticking) all of my vehicles. I have plowed snow for 5yrs with my GMC 3500 and it has no rust on it.

I love it ! My 6yr old GMC still has some original Fluid Film on it. Love that stuff !! I put it on my toast 🤣

I Like this video! Good work!

So crazy what you have to go through in the Rust Belt. I live in Denver, CO. My 05 Malibu now has 248 k miles and it has less rust than the truck in this video. Great video.

Thank you for the Review! glad you like it

Thanks for sharing the results bud!

Yes it does i still have some underneath from when i applied it in 2012, i just do a few touch ups once a year and i live in quebec where salt is generousely dumped on our roads in winter lol

Great video thanks!

The most cost effective way is to just buy the FF kit from amazon or eBay. Best $150 you will spend. Having a vehicle hoist would be amazing though. Putting the car on ramps is a pita. Great video

Awesome videos on Fluid Film - thank you! I've got a rusty Land Cruiser and it's past the point of saving, but I plan to replace it next year with a southern rust-free vehicle. What if you applied something like CRC or Amsoil MP HD to the painted surfaces first in the areas that catch the most road-wash, and then apply Fluid Film over the top once the that stuff cures? In theory, that should really help the front of the Diff, u-joints, CV's, etc. I'm never dealing with undercarriage rust again - it's exhausting.

I got my 1995 Buick done in Sandusky Ohio with Rust Check product, seems like a really good product. It even has a pleasant cherry smell vs the terrible smell of fluid film.

can u spray behind hte brakes?

Wow, this would be the way to go! Just need a lift now.

all we use ,, my 92 k1500 still looks like new good job

I applied fluid film not to long ago and most of it seems to be holding up but of course I went to the car wash and did my best not to direct pressure at the frame in the wheel wells but some came off anyway. Do you wash your wheel wells out in the winter and not worry about coating the frame in that spot as your washing it more often and it's visible or do you just touch up with a can ? I'm not washing the underside however more curious on your thoughts about the exposed frame in the wheel well locations thanks!

Any issues with rubber parts swelling. I just bought a new Gladiator and would like to do this as well. Thanks.

I sprayed my bushing with white lithium grease, but it didn't penetrate much at all can i just re spray with fluid film or do i have to remove the white lithium grease first?

I thought about using this product last year but didn't. I live in IL, so we have plenty of road salt on the road. I think I'll give this a shot

Great video! I live in NY and I always would hose off the underside of my Jeep after I drove it on salted roads before putting it in the garage. I also use FF, but wondering what would be better, No FF and just hosing off the vehicle to get rid of salt, or use FF and leave it as is all winter? Obviously I can't do both or washing the underside is going to wash off the FF faster.

living in detroit, i get mine sprayed at canadian tire. mostly the same product. comes out to about 120us for the complete service.

I just did a one year reapplication of fluid film on my 2017 ram 1500 pick up. I originally used fluid film when I bought it new in September 2017, I took five days taking my time to rust proof the truck because, in Pennsylvania, they use salt on the roads in the winter. So applying fluid film is actually an attempt to protect my vehicle from salt corrosion. My last truck was the 2008 GMC Canyon pick up four-wheel-drive. I read the owners manual when I bought the truck, and in the manual, they stated that if I undercoat that vehicle, I would void parts of my #Warranty. I thought about that and figured that that must be good, because General Motors has a lot of confidence in there corrosion protection under the vehicle. So I didn’t under coat .. In Pennsylvania you have to have your vehicle safety inspected every year. The last time I had that truck inspected, the mechanic I take it to told me, it’s a crime what is happening under this truck..this frame especially in the rear is not going to last too much longer. I only had 42,000 miles on that truck, and the heaviest thing I ever carried in it was a washing machine and once I carried a picnic table kit. That’s it. It was basically my personal transportation, it was not a work vehicle. On that GMC that I kept for nine years, I lost the brakes due to corrosion two times because the lines were rotted, and the fuel pump plumbing corroded while I was on a trip, and that cost me $1100 to have the vehicle towed and the fuel pump replaced because corrosion rotted it. That’s when I decided to buy a new vehicle and I was going to undercoat it no matter what the owners manual said. So when I bought my ram 1500 Big Horn 2017, like I said, I took my time and took five days to undercoat it. I pulled the headlights and tail lights for access, I took the tail gate access panel off so I could Completely spray the inside of the tailgate.. I took the spare tire down, I pulled all the wheels and covered the discs with plastic bags, I took the plastic inner liners out, I pulled all the plugs along the rocker panels. I bought special tools for going way up inside the door posts and the frame around the windshield all the way up to the roof.I gently pride up the rubber mats on top of the chrome bumpers and saturated under those mounts with fluid film because the bumpers on my GMC were rotting under those mats. I pulled the runningboards off because I believe they were a dealer add on, so I wanted to be sure that the hardware for the runningboards where they attach to the frame was coated with fluid film and then reassembled... I used about six of the spray cans of fluid film, and half of the 1 gallon can of fluid film I bought on eBay. I also bought the spray gun on eBay , and I bought the 4 foot long plastic flexible tube that attaches to the spray cans. That has a jet in the end that forces the fluid film to spray a 360° pattern . I also made my own tools out of rubber hoses for reaching inside tough to reach places. So when I climbed under my trunk now a year later, for a tuneup on the fluid film application. I am Happy to say there was very little to complain about under there on my truck. They were a few little spots on the U joints that I missed last year that had very little rust, and a little bit on the rear axle housing were the brake calipers blocked the spray of fluids on last year. I didn’t want to get any on my brake pads or on discs so I was very stingy with the fluidfilm in those areas last year. Even though everything looked great, I still re-coated The frame the insides of the bumpers, the driveshafts, the drivers, just everything that I did last year, making sure I got way up inside those rear fenders because of all makes of trucks I see rusted, it seems that the Dodge trucks rust the fastest if they’re not undercoated.. when I see a rusty ram truck sitting somewhere, I look to see where it rusts,on all four wheel arches, the bottoms of the doors, the rocker panels, the tailgate, When they finally start throwing salt this season, I am again going to do what I did last year, and that is, I sprayed the Chrome bumpers with fluid film for winter salt seasoning, and left it on there all winter. My truck has chrome mag factory wheels, and I sprayed all of the lug nuts with fluid film also and left it on. As well as on the wheels I spent 4 hours applying 3 spray cans and about a quarter of the gallon that I used half of last year on my truck this year. After seeing the results or year later, I am confident that fluid film will protect my truck again this year. I plan on keeping this truck for a long time, because I’m retired, and I bought this truck is a gift to myself. I have never been without a truck since I was 17 years old. The longest I ever had a truck was the one that I had before the GMC. It was a 1978 Ford Econoline van. I sprayed that truck with New 20 W 50 motor oil, and not used motor oil which has acid in it. I only applied that oil one time when the truck was new, and that truck lasted me 31 years until 2008 when I bought the GMC Anybody considering undercoating there vehicle, fluid film is great stuff. Buy some spray cans and by that Long tube attachment for the spray cans on eBay, I think I paid $14 for it. And buy a gallon can and the spraygun on eBay, I think the paired together cost $70. The cans of fluid film they sell at Lowe’s for $9.99 a can. Fluid film is not that messy, it’s not dangerous to your skin. It’s actually good as a leather conditioner according to the label, I tried on a leather belts and a pair of shoes, it works fine. It’s not hard to clean up after you get it on you. The reason I mentioned that it’s not dangerous to your skin, is because I used a product called POR15 Attempting to save my GMC from rusting more than it was,which is a black paint rust protectioncoating. The warning labels on that product are pretty scary. I completely covered my hands and arms with long sleeve shirts and I were goggles. But I still got some on my wrists because I was applying it with a paintbrush. I ended up going to two different doctors because I got that on my skin. My skin looked like I had a severe case of poison ivy, it was called folliculitis. That stuff does not come off your skin. I used lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, kerosene, it doesn’t come off. So I would not recommend using that. Another reason for not using any type of paint that you have to apply with paint brushes, you can’t get it to flow into the cracks and crevices that water will flow carrying salt..To get complete protection and coverage you have to use something that is a liquid and never hardens. That’s fluid film

I live in Ct and just used this on a newer car I bought. Can I bring the car through the car wash and have the underneath washed or will it rinse it all away?

I'm wondering if this stuff is needed more if you are driving a truck versus car, or more so if your vehicle does not live in a garage when not driving. My 98 Dodge Grand Caravan held up good (Chicago Salty Winters) until 2016 (230k) Was garage kept. Wash & wax summers & try to spray salt off under van during winter warm ups. Underside of 98 Volvo has no rust or deterioration at all. (Unheated garage)

What do you think of line-X undercoating? Thanks

Would you recommend 3M Schutz black,Texture?

Hey, man. Thank you very much for sharing this undercoat product info and updates. My concern is that I am not expert in this car industry. I wish to do the spay myself, just wondering if there are any updates on 1. which parts of the vehicle you would recommend to focus more on, 2. what are the dos and do-nots... thank you again.

how would one expect it to stay on after washing the under carriage in an automatic car wash? I would think for winter driving, it will be washed quiet a few times during the season. Don't know how many washes before the fluid film is gone.

Surface Shield lasts so much longer . So glad i took your advice 2.5 years ago

Great video. I just purchased the pro kit . Any suggestions on using the spray gun? Did you find any particular pressure working better ? I ended up with what seemed like a sloppy spray from the gun.

How would FF do on an ATV to help keep the mud off the underside or to at least make it easier to wash off the mud?

Quick question if you apply fluid film before winter should you pressure wash undercarriage once a week as well or would the fluid film just wash off ? Do you wash undercarriage if fluid film is applied ? or is it good enough with just the film ? So my main question is do you wash undercarriage with fluid film applied ?

I was just wondering if you were able to apply the product inside the door panels to get it inside the lower pinch weld as well as inside the front fender walls. Thank you

I have a 8 year old truck. Seen 2 winters. Still clean even though I have not used fluid film. Is it worth coating now that I will start driving in the winter? There is some corrosion but not bad.

1:20 any coating will burn off? What about enamel brake paint?

I'd cover my chassis in those barcode stickers they look brand new. Metal rust out underneath and they still stuck fast to those CVs

Nice job

Love the info, thinking of doing this. Question will power washing remove the fluid film? Thanks

Do you need to powerwash the frame and components first to get all the dirt off so it won't hold moisture?

I know a trick for the exhaust. Spray it with Armor All. It will burn off, and you have to keep doing it. But it will soak in and prevent rust. I have a 21 year old muffler that I did this on a 2 cycle engine. It is bronze color now, but no rust! A friend told about this because they always put Armor All on their company truck tires. They needed some fender work done and the body shop raised hell about it because the fender would not hold paint because it had soaked into the metal.

Did you do around the rear wheel wells? Every old truck I see that's where it begins to show first.

Thank you for this video. My question is : Do we have to sand down a little bit the rust or just spray it over the existing rust ? - This Fluid Film Stop Existing Stuff from spreading and prevent further rust or it just kill the existing rust ? Thank you

When you reapplied the fluid film did you also redo the inside of the body panels/doors/fenders / box... ? or just the underside ? Thanks for the videos as always .

How long do you let it dry?

Excellent video. Boston, MA Usually I rinse the undercarriage of my car with a garden hose after a snow storm to get the salt off - But if I spray my vehicle with Fluid Film I wonder if I should stop this? I ordered a 6 can spray can kit with a chassis tube adapter since I do not have a super nice compressor & lift like you do.

Thanks for sharing your story. Please put some safety glasses on so you can do this after you are 50.

2 gallon pump up sprayer from Ace and used hydraulic, transmission, linseed, tung oil, thread cutting oil, 140 gear oil. Heavy on the linseed. Use your mad scientist skills. Great to have around for all lube and rust prevention issues. Looks/smells like fluid film has a linseed oil base.

Did you clean it underneath before reapplying?

good job!

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Are you spraying the in the doors and rockers?

Chevy truck were known to rust very quickly at the belly without any aftermarket rustproofing. Especially the 2010 and older. While the manufacturer owner manual says it not recommended and will void the warranty.