Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

What are you all using to keep you cad parts looking like new?

Need something that hay and shaft won't stick to...don't ask.
Thanks

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

I use a spray on protective coating called Fluid Film. Spray and wipe off excess. Don"t think hay will stick to it, not sure about the schaft.

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Need something that hay and shaft won't stick to...don't ask.
Thanks </div></div>

You mean hay and chaff? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

OK farm boys, start chiming here.

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

Check with Schonye...he's from farm country!

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Need something that hay and shaft won't stick to...don't ask.
Thanks </div></div>

You mean hay and chaff? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

OK farm boys, start chiming here. </div></div>

Yes, chaff.

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: frankk</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use a spray on protective coating called Fluid Film. Spray and wipe off excess. Don&quot;t think hay will stick to it, not sure about the schaft. </div></div>

Thanks
I was on a tractor site and this is what they recommended.

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

Krown makes a great protective coating also. Its sold in Canada and is used on farm equipment and vehicle undercarriages. I also used it to soften the rattle can undercoat on a '70 Trans am, it worked great.
Mark

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

How about Boeshield T-9?

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

My limited experience with Boeshield; it remains slightly tacky. Might attract/hold the chaff.

Not complaining, mind you. I love the stuff, but it might not be the answer for this application.

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

Best way to spray Boeshield is to spray it on and let the solvents evaporate (1/2 to 1 hour depending on temperature and humidity) and then take a clean cloth and gently wipe the excess wax off. I have done this for years and it does not leave a film this way and wont attract dirt/dust.

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The Fluid Film did a great job and it took off minor rust discoloration on several black phosphate parts. It brought a nice sheen back to all the cad parts.

I never checked into the other brands but Fluid Film does not swell rubber parts or hurt paint, plastic and decals as some do.

FF was originally developed by John Deere or Caterpillar for equipment during shipping. Both companies use it by spraying the entire piece of equipment before shipping overseas or when shipping on winter roads so salt does not corrode all the cad parts.

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Very cool info

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Would it be too simple to just spray a light coating of satin clear on freshly cad plated parts?

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

I'm a Fluid Film dealer (small time albeit) and do stock the popular aeresol cans. I have not checked into shipping them ground freight, but afraid of the cost ???

If anyone wants me to persue it, I may do so

Thanks

Re: Best protective wax or coating for cadmium plated
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Verne_Frantz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Would it be too simple to just spray a light coating of satin clear on freshly cad plated parts?

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] </div></div>

Verne, you have to be careful. Clear will often change the cad plating and wash out the rainbow effect turning it to an overall gold appearance. In my experience, clear does not last on bare metal parts for very long.