What’s the best spray to use to protect lathe / mill parts

[Spotshooter]

I saw someone mention rustlick 631, and thought it would be a good thing to ask the group what everyone uses..

 

[Tom1948]

I have been using Fluid Film. It has a lot of lanolin in it. Seems to work okay. About $8.00 for a spray can.

 

[higgite]

What parts are you protecting and what are you protecting them from? And what environment are they in? Thanks.

Tom

 

[KMoffett]

I use KoolMist water based coolant. I've been using 3M M1 spray to protect the mill table and vise before and after I mill with coolant. And have had no problems.

Ken

 

[kd4gij]

Brake free CLP. It protects my fire arms and machines.

 

[Spotshooter]

My machines are in my basement - ways oil of course on the ways -

So the question is about the chucks and or other tooling, I don’t have an issue I’m trying to combat - just being conservative and learning from others.

 

[dbq49]

Last summer I came across a blog that took 48 pcs of rolled steel and coated them with different coatings. I tried the 75% ISO068 and 25% pure lanolin. Heated it and stirred to mix. Worked fine. I also had to order on line a WD40 specialist Long -term CORROSION inhibitor. Everyone had some form of WD but no specialist long-term. On the tools that I sprayed the Corrosion inhibitor, this spring all the tools looked like I had just sprayed them, no rust just shinny metal. Like I said google it and get four cans to have on hand. They only contain 6.5 oz of fluid.

 

[matthewsx]

Coat it in cosmoline and wrap in brown paper

 

[ThinWoodsman]

Bob Korves' version of Ed's Red: lanolin ATF, and mineral spirits. Keep a sure-shot mister full of it, works better than LPS or FluidFilm and is a lot cheaper.

 

[Spotshooter]

Good grief - Not for storage ... just everyday, week or whatever production machine protection ...

I guess I should have said that earlier.

I see guys recommend WD40... I have reservations about using that stuff on anything