Hello just have a quick question. I am planning on doing some frame rust removal since I have the spare time. I will have to wait probably 1-3 months before I can paint it due to the low temperature. Can I just go ahead and remove the rust and apply a product like, "Fluid film" or alike, to provide a protective layer until I get ready to paint? I am well aware I will have to remove any product prior to painting but since I have the time, I was thinking why not just do it now? Thanks for any input you have.
Nah. I wouldn't.
The frame will need to be very clean for the paint to adhere properly.
FF is designed to be VERY clingy and hard to remove, so you'll have a helluva time cleaning it up.
3 months is nothing. It's NOT going to rust significantly in that time, and you're gonna have to hit it with a wire wheel before painting anyway.
I say leave it alone and just keep it as dry, clean and warm as possible.
Fluid Film will protect rusted metal from further corrosion. Just remove any loose flaking rust first. If covering a large area you'll want to use an air spray gun to apply rather than using the small aerosol cans.
One of our other moderators, @Chuck-Tobias recommended Fluid Film to control spots of frame rust on my truck until spring. It seems to be a good product. My frame has salt on it again, living in Ohio, but the areas were I sprayed Fluid Film don't seem to have accumulated any salt.
I'm in Ohio as well but I am not planning on driving it at all, it's just sitting in a car port. I have heard really good reviews of Fluid Film.
I've used it for years and it has worked really well to retard further corrosion even on already rusted parts. I've seen no noticeable deterioration after 6 or 7 years of winter seasons. (Nothing can stop rust once it starts but this stuff really slows it way down.) I apply Fluid Film each fall before the winter starts.