How To Stop Rust In Its Tracks!

I realize it’s only September, so this spring snowblower maintenance advice is a little late (or early). But the main point of the essay here is equipment rust prevention, which is timely for any vehicle heading into winter…

I watched a YouTube video about winterizing a snowblower. The advice was to 1. Drain the gas, 2. Change the oil, 3. Spray all rusty areas with Fluidfilm.

The man in the video says that Fluidfilm will “stop rust in its tracks” and add years of life to your snowblower. That’s quite a claim!

If you are not familiar with Fluidfilm, you need to know about this amazing substance…

Fluidfilm is a lanolin “wax.” Lanolin comes from sheep wool.It’s a totally natural product, and it’s been around since 1943.

My son Robert, the mechanic in our family, undercoats his vehicles once a year with Fluidfilm. He also undercoats my truck and my wife’s car yearly. Check out some of the YouTube videos about Fluidfilm. It’s impressive stuff!

Robert has also used WoolWax, which is a similar lanolin product. Woolwax sprays on more solid than FluidFilm. But Fluidfilm has more “creeping” ability; it will flow into joints and under peeling paint better than Woolwax.

I asked Robert if the lanolin spray actually does “stop rust in its tracks”. He told me that rust needs air and moisture to do its corrosive work. The lanolin sprays seal out air and moisture, and they do it surprisingly well.

So I ordered an aerosol can of Fluidfilm from Amazon and used half of it to give my rusting old snowblower a prodigious protective coating.

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The lanolin is also a natural lubricant. Don’t hesitate to spray every moving part too.

I felt good about getting my trusty snowblower properly winterized. The only regret I have is that I didn’t start doing this every year when I bought the snowblower 13 years ago.

Do you have experience using Fluidfilm (or Woolwax) that you can share in the comments?