other Long Term Parts Stoarge In Oil

[gliding_serpent2]

I am looking to store my weber 40's, oil pump, original cam, and a few other things in deep storage.  I have been advised to, and read about submerging them in oil in a large Tupperware container.  Any thoughts on this?  Some advise diesel oil, I figured something cheap.

 

Ay thoughts/experiences would be appreciated. 

[Dylanhat]

No idea but I would be interested in hearing the answer because I also need to store some things.

[hip2B74-76]

I've done thus with cad plated hardware from a low miles 1969 auto I parted. After a decade I checked on them and there was little change. I used fresh oil, not used.

[roadhog0]

I've been know to slather grease on parts I need to not rust.

[allbim]

Spray the parts with CRC SP-400. When it dries, it forms a waxy film that lasts for years, even when exposed to weather. Great stuff.

http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=03282

[dbmw2002]

The clorine in cds neighbs pool has a lasting good patina to it

[TobyB]

Don't put motor oil in tupperware- the tupperware will eventually fail.

 

But it's a decent way to store things- you can still get army jeeps that way...

 

My version is just to dunk them, bag 'em, and put them in a non- condensing environment.

 

hth

 

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[markmac]

Cosmoline.....old skool, but works very good.  Used it (is in use) on a number of my unobtanium metal parts.

 

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[Mike Self]

I was given (!) an '02 crankshaft that had been sitting on a garage floor for several years, with oily rags wired around each journal.  When I pulled the rags off, the journals were as new.  Even the engine block, sitting bare on the same garage floor with the bores greased had no rust in the bores when I cleaned 'em. 

 

mike

[FunkyLaneO]

I have done that with valve train parts and other small parts (I usually use a new 1 gallon paint can with lid) and it works fine but the larger parts I do the same as Toby and just dunk them and bag them, squeeze as much air out as possible and seal them up, I do that with oil pumps after I clean and check tolerances (now that I have started hoarding them when I find them considering the price of a new one!)

[Dabliz02]

you can try those big bags that they use for storing clothes.  has a vacuum adapter so you can suck all the air out. not sure if it is stron enough for metal objects though.

[steve k.]

Cosmoline.....old skool, but works very good.  Used it (is in use) on a number of my unobtanium metal parts.

 

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Standard way of storing firearms. Rebuild the rifle, dip it in cosmoline and then store them in salt mine Clean up is not too bad for metal parts. Boiling water melts this stuff away.

 

steve k.

[jgerock]

Make sure to put the parts in a good container or bag.  I stored a bare VW engine case in the attic of my parent's shed for about 10 years.  When I finally retrieved it, the squirrels had jammed tons of acorn bits into the crevices. 

 

While we are on the subject >> if your car blows a head gasket, don't just park it without draining the fluids!

 

Edited August 14, 2013 by jgerock

[hip2B74-76]

I use utz pretzel kegs. Also use them to recycle used motor oil... we eat a lot of pretzels

[markmac]

Standard way of storing firearms. Rebuild the rifle, dip it in cosmoline and then store them in salt mine Clean up is not too bad for metal parts. Boiling water melts this stuff away.

 

steve k.

 My recollection is that Porsche used to coat their cars in Cosmoline before shipment.  I had seen some pics of a 959 that Canepa got a hold of that had like zero miles t hat still had cosmoline over the paint.  I read somewhere that they still do coat various parts (and the underside) of their cars before shipment.  I looked over a pair of Schnitzer cams that I coated with it about 10 years ago - no sign of any sort of rust/moisture etc., and they are not bagged - just wrapped loosly with plastic bubble wrap.....I think most of the methods describled here probably work just fine.  The nice thing about th Cosmoline is tha it dries and more or less seals the metal (and isn't "goopy" like grease or oil).

 

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