gonna put a lift on the truck, oil spray now or wait?

[Dabba]

Im gona be doing my first real work by putting a shacke flip and lifts springs come this spring. I wanna have the truck oil sprayed asap because i live in the rust belt and use alot of salt here, and the underside is really nice. Now is it okay to wait till spsing after i do the work? I dont want to have the underside start to rust. Then again trying to work on it with the oil on it would be a nightmare. What do you think?

 

[jonathon]

What I would do is keep hosing the underneath off anytime the temp is above freezing. Flush the cab corners, fender corners, and rockers out till the water comes out clear, as well as hitting the rest of the underbody. They started using a salt brine here for deicing, but we get so much rain most of the year that it washes away fast. Don't let anything accumulate.. mud can trap moisture, not good.

Granted, we don't have your winters.. but that's how I'd do it.. if you can keep the exposure to a minimum your truck will be fine.

 

[86-1ton]

being as i live in Buffalo, i've gone through this a couple times...

get your Blazer oiled as fast as possible, it will help... then, come spring when you're ready to work, alot of the 'runny' oil will be tacky, and you can always pressure wash the areas you want to work on, then come next winter have it oiled again... i oil my own vehicles, and that's what i do...

 

[Dabba]

okay so one vote either way. My water to the outside is turned off and the hose packed away, my stepdad would kill me to keep bring it out and it would be a pain in the balls, the car wash would be good. Also keep in mind, this truck will be sitting outside on the street, but wont be driven unless theres deep snow or no snow. Light snow i dont want to take it out for the unessary exposure to salt, the roads look white here after everything melts.. Anyone else?


Also, how hard is it to apply the oil yourself and pressurewash the underside when you dont have a lift? Thanks

 

[Big Blzn]

okay so one vote either way. My water to the outside is turned off and the hose packed away, my stepdad would kill me to keep bring it out and it would be a pain in the balls, the car wash would be good. Also keep in mind, this truck will be sitting outside on the street, but wont be driven unless theres deep snow or no snow. Light snow i dont want to take it out for the unessary exposure to salt, the roads look white here after everything melts.. Anyone else?


Also, how hard is it to apply the oil yourself and pressurewash the underside when you dont have a lift? Thanks

What's this oiling your truck deal. I understand it helps prevent rust and all but can someone explain the process and type of oil used? Just never heard of this before.

 

[jonathon]

okay so one vote either way. My water to the outside is turned off and the hose packed away, my stepdad would kill me to keep bring it out and it would be a pain in the balls, the car wash would be good. Also keep in mind, this truck will be sitting outside on the street, but wont be driven unless theres deep snow or no snow. Light snow i dont want to take it out for the unessary exposure to salt, the roads look white here after everything melts.. Anyone else?


Also, how hard is it to apply the oil yourself and pressurewash the underside when you dont have a lift? Thanks

I'd keep in mind with my suggestion that this is the first year we've seen salt on the roads in decades, and not rock salt like you guys get..

I've pressure washed mine.. just crawled under with goggles on and had it. Got dirty

 

[supersize75k5]

if i was going to oil it I would find one of those pressure pot deals, but you would need an air supply to refill it with as you go


or a pump action style, or bug spray type

 

[Dabba]

yeah, thats that i was thinking, but think i can do it with just crawling under it, i dont wanna do a half ass job, i can pay someone to spray on a petroleum product..

if i was going to oil it I would find one of those pressure pot deals, but you would need an air supply to refill it with as you go


or a pump action style, or bug spray type

 

[Blue85]

I take my vehicles in and get them done with this really sticky, gooey stuff. Yes, I get to be a huge mess whenever I work on them, but cleaning that off my hands, tools and clothes is less work than the grinding, sandblasting, fiberglass and paint work. The longer it's been on, the easier it is to work around.

Being that you won't be doing the work for months, I say GO NOW. Stop driving in the salt unprotected.

 

[86-1ton]

oil:

you can basically use whatever... i use used motor oil from my school, as well as what i have around... currently, my truck has no lift, and 235/85-16's... crawl under and go...

one of my blazers i did with oil and a dollar paint brush - did it before the snow fell, so it was ok to take a long time... another thing you can do is go to Harbor Freight and pick up a cheap paint gun, load it with your oil, and go... just don't use it to try and paint anything...!

whaty i use is an old 'weed sprayer' it's pressure powered by hand, and it sprays... holds a couple gallons, and has a precise tip...

i'm cheap, what can you say...!?

 

[blazin_blazer]

and to think, here i am always tryin to keep the bottom of my truck clean, i get under it w/pressure washer and spray away the mud after romping around in the muck, i bet if i oiled my k5 like your talking about, the majority of that mud wouldn't stick under there in the 1st place. so ya'll just use a pump up sprayer and used motor oil and spray the whole underside? if so, how do you know when a seal has gone bad?

 

[supersize75k5]

i know a seals gone bad when I see a leak that I would be embarrassed to park in front of someone's house with.. about 6 months after I notice it would be the time to repair it. I figure waiting is a smart idea, that give the trans, motor, rear axle a good chance to self destruct and then the leaky seal is the least of my worries and much easier to change then

 

[blazin_blazer]

lol

i know a seals gone bad when I see a leak that I would be embarrassed to park in front of someone's house with.. about 6 months after I notice it would be the time to repair it. I figure waiting is a smart idea, that give the trans, motor, rear axle a good chance to self destruct and then the leaky seal is the least of my worries and much easier to change then

 

[Dabba]

sounds like by the time your done applying the stuff, you yourself would have a thick coat of oil, i dont have enough used motor oil (i dont think, how much do you need?) and its cold out, think i may pay for a coating this time around. Pressurewasher does sound like a good idea, do i need to pressurewash the bottom if i go muddin? or will the oil keep it alright/will i destroy the oil sealent with it?

 

[Dabba]

ttt

 

[86-1ton]

hey, sorry haven't had the internet in a while...

it would probably be best to have your truck done by someone this time... see if you can wacth, and ask them how much they used... i have a 55 gallon drum with old oil, and my 3 gallon sparyer... sometimes i use the whole thing, sometimes i don't... just one of those things...

if a seal goes bad, yeah you'll see it where you park, especially if you start it and run it for a little while before you leave in the morning...