Protecting BB in Aggressive Salty Beach Environment

[contrail Bob]

Never Never use WD-40 to prevent rust.

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, david brady wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
>