Advice Needed! Good Oily Waxy Dip for Newly Cleaned Bolts/hardware?
 

Just cleaned some corroded nuts/bolts in a vibratory tumbler that came off a 126 bumper assembly and want to keep them protected for future R&R work. Seemed to me that I read somewhere that you can warm motor oil and add parafin wax and allow this to melt as a parts dip/protectant?? Anyone using a product be it store bought or home made as a parts dip to protect from water,dirt,corrosion? Please share!

you can get a zinc plating kit for a few bucks online.

spray on motor bike chain lube will work. Or if you have some pure & simple spray on fry pan oil in the kitchen it will work. They both contain bees wax so you get a wax coating.

yea, the waxiness is what I am after -something that clings and sticks! I have a spray but was hoping for a dip!

Nuts and bolts? Buy new ones! Why go to the effort of preserving a cheap commodity part?
Stainless hardware isn't expensive, but even if that's spendy there's always galvanized hardware.

ah, Mercedes wanted 11.00 for a small specialized nut and bolt/clip for the bumper assembly, thats why! Fittings cleaned up nicely, now I just want to dip them in a nice waxy/oily dip to protect them from the elements

Try s100, available at Harley Davidson stores.

Or ACF50, available at airplane parts stores.

There is another product that is more sticky, but I forget its name. Search on "anti-corrosion" and "S100" and you will find it.

FLUIDFILM.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/search.php?searchid=5485809

CRC makes a very sticky/waxy spray. Don't remember its name though.

all good suggestions, I have a sspray and was hoping to make (hopefully) or buy a dip product -I may just have to use my spray anyway but thought I could dip thoroughly and be done with it - beeswax and motor oil? I bet the old timers made their own -

I like Fluid film, a friend uses silicone spray.
Or just seal them in a vacuum jar!

I like a mixture of linseed oil and melted wax (Gulf wax for home canning), and a bit of turpintine. I melt the wax in a big pot, on a camp stove, then mix in the linseed oil and turpintine, while it is still melted. You can make it as stiff and waxy as you want, by reducing the ratio of liquids to the wax. It will thicken somewhat, when it cools.

I have used this method to treat metal food cans for wet storage on long sea voyages, and it works very well. Cans do not rust, even when stored in the bilge of a boat!!! Bees wax is even better, but it is kind of expensive, so I usually use Gulf wax. I keep a jar of it in my shop all the time, to slush parts with, before shelving them.

Also good to slush down inside doors and underbodys.

Another good thing is thinned down Stockholm Tar (sold at horse tack shops, for hoof treatment). Thin it with mineral sprits, and use it as a brush on, or a dip. It is very messy, but protects like crazy. Great on underbody parts, as it is a brownish black color, so it looks like undercoating!

I should explain - I want to dip pieces and then re install as they are both expensive and exposed to the elements so I want to buy/make a dip that I can dip the fasteners in such that the product clings to the metal so that time, dirt, and water do not corrode these pieces -

the bolt pair that holds the bumper on is very irregular. hardly a simple assembly or "cheap hardware" I agree something needs to protect them.
I'd think the zinc plate kit would be the best... spray on oily wax would be the second best. dipping would not work well I'd think due to the fact that attaching the dipped bolts would push off the dipped protection somewhat.

was kinda hoping for something goey that would just stick -probabaly will just spray the hell out of everything and not worry -thanks vstech for being the source of reason that you are -