Fluid Film - Pros, Cons, 4 Year Review

I talk about all the pros and cons of using Fluid Film. I also take you under the jeep to show you how the Jeep has been holding up after the last 4 years of using this product. Is it worth the money and time? I'll let you decide.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:11 - Pros of Using Fluid Film
03:01 - Cons of using Fluid Film
05:55 - 4 Year Review (Untouched)
08:39 - 4 Year Review (Cleaned)
12:47 - My Thoughts

[bobthebuilder]

Would definitely rather work on fluid film covered parts than rust

[Stevespecs]

Been applying FF twice a year since day one . 19 year old 4 runner. Still looks great for its age. Great product

[cub]

I'm on year 8 with fluid film on my truck. I purchased my 2006 Silverado from Texas. It was rust free and low miles. I stripped the frame, and applied por 15 to it. Then every fall I apply fluid film in the rockers, wheel arches, doors, tail gate, hood, and front fenders. So far no rust. I also spray fluid film on top of the por 15 on the frame. The truck is holding up great with 160k miles.

If you plan on keeping a vehicle fluid film is the way to go.

[mikemiklavic]

My business is Undercoating with fluid film, I have used it personally for over 8 years. It is an amazing product.

[JJ-voet]

I pick up salt at one of the worlds largest salt mines. The forklift drivers use Fluid Film as their go to, for spraying on their machines and dock plates and other metal stuff around their shipping yard to prevent rust.

[AnthonyJ]

We've been using Fluid Film for decades. What I love is, it's safe to spray on plastics, so you don't have to care if you get it all over connectors. Our vehicles and anything metal outside of our house are all corrosion free with annual applications.

[Ram]

Jeep is in excellent shape! The thin barely painted axles and such from the factory are usually covered in crusty rust by now! Fluid Film did the job well!!

[thereddragonslair]

I use it on my JK every year and I have absolutely no complaints and I’m still impressed with my 2013. Still looks new!

[Krankie_V]

I bought a spray system from Lemmer to apply fluid film. It was expensive, but I'm spraying a dozen vehicles so year or more, so I needed something good.

To fight the smell, I've been adding a product from Power Plus lubricants. It's a fuel scent additive called Cherry Bomb. There are many other scents available too, I just like the cherry one. I mix in 2 or 3 ounces into a 5 gallon pail of fluid film using a paint paddle on a drill. Works great.

[frenchonion]

I even replaced the KY jelly with fluid film. It's that damn

[deanb]

I agree 100%, FF is a great product. just for esthetics I like the FF black. What I personally do, is get my vehicles "Krowned" first. That stuff is so thin it creeps into the tightest of crevice's. Following years I FF, or "corrosion free", both are great products. Also I spray in the late spring, after rain has washed all salt off the roads and puddles, and I've had a chance to power spray any salts residue from under my cars. The heat of the summer will help thin it and have it creep! I'm in southern Ontario Canada, where they salt like crazy all winter long.

[davez]

I picked up a used 2017 Tundra. I used the black Fluid Film (bought 5 gal bucket) and a sprayer. My Stepson is using it on his Tacoma. We have enough for a few years of reapplications. I expect it will greatly extend the life of these trucks here in South-Central New York State. I had a '97 T100 that was pretty well rotted out without any undercoating.

I wish I had a lift, it would make the job so much easier!

[galaxiedance]

THIS IS THE COMMENT YOU WAITED FOR! I worked in a gear shop, we had uncut gears which had been outside on our property for over 10 years, through Canadian winters. One day we finally had a reason to use them. They asked me to clean 1 off. It was covered with some coating. Nothing I did could remove it. They told me that I have to use Acetone, so I did, soak a rag, hold in on a small area for quite a while and then barely could I rub it off!! This stuff was Fluid Film. Problem with what you're doing in the video is. Fluid Film in a container IS WATER SOLUBLE. Fluid Film in a Spray Can IS NOT water soluble. On the gear was from a Spray Can. After all that time outdoors it was perfectly coated and rust free. I bought a new car and first thing I did was Buy 2 cans of Fluid Film and sprayed the entire bottom, including above the Spare tire that hangs, it's aircraft Cable and the rim of the spare. 9 years later when I sold it, underneath was still perfect! NO RUST, spare tire rim was like the day it was bought!! only lower control arm on the front had some rust, everything else was perfect! THAT"S THE DIFFERENCE!!! Water can not take off the spray can stuff... Only acetone stands any chance! I am sold for life on the Spray Can stuff!!! I would never have known unless I seen what my company uses. They told me why the Can is the only one they use to protect things.

[erichimes]

I do an annual application of fluid film on my wife’s XJ as well as my own. I like to get that done while the weather is warm and dry to give it time to migrate into the seams.
When the sun appears during the winter, I use nothing more than garden hose pressure to spray the salt crust off of areas that I can reach underneath, but otherwise I’ll wait until spring to go high-pressure

[erichimes]

Definitely agree on your point about sparing the high pressure wash in the winter time. Garden hose pressure is all you need until spring if you must wash.
I like to do my annual application while the weather is warm still to give time for the fluid film to migrate into the seams etc. sometimes I will reapply exposed areas in the middle of winter during a dry spell, but that’s a pretty quick task

[superdutyscaler]

I've been using fluid film on my 2004 F350 since 2017 and it's kept it showroom new after all these south jersey winters.

[MMID]

I just did this to my 1 year old Jeep. No rust, and I want to keep it that way. I actually like the smell.

[benjaminreinhardt]

I'm down in NC, so I don't have the road salt to deal with. BUT, I do have the saltwater when I take it on the beach. I've had my jeep for about 7 years and it is getting crusty on the bottom side for the beach. I have considered doing the fluid film treatment, but my biggest reservation has been the slick oily coating on the underside of the jeep when working on it.

Looks like I'll have to get past that and start spraying it with the fluid film. Thanks for taking the time to post this up.

[ampvlogs]

By far the most comprehensive demonstration and review of this product that I have seen. Thanks!!

[alexzipp]

Good review. Wisconsin 2nd gen ram owner here. This product just works. I have spent a life time of research on rust bullet, corroseal, por 15, rust this...rust that. Long story short, fluid film, stainless steal, or no winter.