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Protection against sea air corrosion

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Hi all,

A relative living in a warm country near the sea has asked me to buy some car grease, which he uses to coat his ironmongery (balcony door handles, locks, etc.). Otherwise they become rusty and sometimes sieze up.

My question is, is there something better to use for this purpose than general car grease??

Thanks!!

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Sounds like a very messy solution making handles especially, unusable.
Something that penetrates moving parts should sort out the seizure risk. Acetone and automatic transmission fluid is a good penetrant and the acetone evaporates leaving the ATF as a lubricant.
Exposed surfaces sound like they should be painted in the less humid times of year for protection and enabling use without getting filthy.
A favourite treatment for under cars in the US rust belt is spraying on bar/chain oil as used with chain saws. it is quite sticky stuff so does not drip off and soon road dust sticks to the chassis and forms a flexible rust and salt proof coating. Far far better than a skin of underseal which tends to trap water/salt and hide the rust whilst eating the vehicle underneath the "seal".

A bit of a rambling reply but hope it might help.

Bob
 
I've been trying lanoguard on my shiny stuff to protect. You can get different versions for car chassis and for marine environment.
 
It might be worth having a look at ACF-50. Used by motorcyclists to protect their bikes from rust. It still leaves a film which is a bit greasy to the touch, but it’s less messy than proper grease.
 
Thanks all for the info, very helpful

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I have long used ACF -50 for winter protection on my motorbikes. It's quite universally popular among bikers and can be sprayed professionally. It's quite expensive stuff though. I no longer ride in wintry conditions, so just a light spray coating serves winter long to inhibit corrosion.
 
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