....Just don't be stupid like me and make sure all the holes are taped off that you won't be spraying through. I almost got eastwood on my bodywork!! ...
this ^^^^^
....Just don't be stupid like me and make sure all the holes are taped off that you won't be spraying through. I almost got eastwood on my bodywork!! ...
FF is a lanolin based product. It repels water. While it might not leave a colored stain, if it drips on driveway pavers, asphalt or concrete the those spots will repel water. No different than how dripping oil will repel water. I have a huge paved driveway and paid a bloody fortune for it. I’d rather not have the brick pavers spattered with some bricks that repel the water and others that don’t. I’d have to answer to a higher power.. a conflict I’d like to avoid.On topic- I don't think that the untinted version of FF would leave permanent marks on a driveway. Though, Ive got a concrete slab driveway. So maybe the chassis colored version would leave markings if it dripped? But Ive gotten the original stuff on my driveway and it never stained. My garage is coated in grey floor paint, so almost anything that doesn't dry simply wipes off.
FF is a lanolin based product. It repels water. While it might not leave a colored stain, if it drips on driveway pavers, asphalt or concrete the those spots will repel water. No different than how dripping oil will repel water. I have a huge paved driveway and paid a bloody fortune for it. I’d rather not have the brick pavers spattered with some bricks that repel the water and others that don’t. I’d have to answer to a higher power.. a conflict I’d like to avoid.
Easy fix, spray the whole driveway
FF is a lanolin based product. It repels water. While it might not leave a colored stain, if it drips on driveway pavers, asphalt or concrete the those spots will repel water. No different than how dripping oil will repel water. I have a huge paved driveway and paid a bloody fortune for it. I’d rather not have the brick pavers spattered with some bricks that repel the water and others that don’t. I’d have to answer to a higher power.. a conflict I’d like to avoid.
Couldn't have said it better. Living in the NE I follow your exact routine. And agree that no internal paint can stand up to the salt and snow we get here. I remember counting how many times a month my city sprayed their corrosive chemicals on the road. Literally almost weekly where I live. Every TJ within 200 miles of me that is daily driven in the winter is shot! Holes and bubbles everywhere from body to frame. The only guy I know nearby that kept his clean has his lathered with bearing grease and motor oil and that too (as disgusting as it is) truly preserved his 03'.
As a former user of Eastwood, I don't stand by their claims.
EDIT: @Mobusaki - Good call. That CRC marine is tough as nails and truly adheres like a solidified flexible wax. I applied that to my end links and they're spotless and rust-free for over 5 years.
This is why I switched to Wool Wax over FF. It's a much thicker product and doesn't drip all over the garage floor/driveway.
I remember the first time I used FF and my garage got hot, the FF dripped right below one of my brake lines and I thought I had a leak. FF just can't handle the heat as well as WW.
I see the benefit of a no-drip product, but feedback I get on Wool Wax is that it doesn't migrate into tight areas that might have been missed by direct spray. Advantage FF for flowing into these areas much the same way water would.
I haven't really had an issue with that. The fluid film runs out so I never know how much is actually left in there anyway. I warm up the WW before applying which helps alot with migration.
I haven't really had an issue with that. The fluid film runs out so I never know how much is actually left in there anyway. I warm up the WW before applying which helps alot with migration.
This is also why it's good to apply this stuff in the heat of summer instead of waiting right before snow falls. Much easier to spray but it also creeps best in the heat, so it will migrate to places you missed better and faster.