Protecting BB in Aggressive Salty Beach Environment

[david brady]

Hi Henry, folks in caustic environments have had great success

with FluidFilm (available at your local JohnDeere), CorrosionX,

and boaters are fond of WD40. Boaters often use zinc blocks as

sacrificial anodes. I suppose something like this could be tried

on the frame rails. Let us know how it works out.



Best,

David Brady

'02 LXi, NC



On 8/14/2011 5:46 AM, Henry Claeys wrote:

I've got an aluminum framed, fiberglass skinned, 5th
wheel parked about

200' from the ocean and it's holding up pretty well.
Problem is that

anything metal rusts and I'm constantly treating and/or
replacing things

so that they are more salt resistant. I'd love to park my
Bird out

there, but fear that the salty air environment will ruin
it. I can wash

the exterior, but how will all the other parts hold up,
like the engine,

frame, trans, brakes, cables, generator, etc. My old van
has picked up

lots of exterior rust even though I wash it. A couple of
years ago I

read about ocean going ships attaching magnetic devices to
their hulls

and protecting them from rust. If ocean going ships find
the results

effective, then maybe it could be adapted to a BB? Any
creative ideas?

Thanks,



Henry Claeys

1979 FC 35 SB, 3208 NA

McAllen, Tx