Here’s one for all you boat maintenance techies!
It’s long overdue. Whether it needed it or not (sound like a boat owner?), I’m in the process of replacing my running lights with new. It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that this was done last but how the time does fly.
Anyway, the partial project is to coat the copper or brass components with some kind of corrosion inhibiting stuff. And by stuff, I’m currently thinking of using my old Sta-Lube grease. I think it was white lithium but since the can has seen it’s better days I can’t tell any more. It’s been a long time since I used this and it was purchased for a valve job on my ’63 Falcon and this was probably around 1967. Geez …. that’s almost how many years ago? Used it a few times since then but we won’t go into that now.
Back to the project. The reason for the white-lithium is that’s what I think was used on my pickup (1985 F150) taillight bulbs as a corrosion preventative. It looks like the same stuff.
I’ve also got a a couple spray cans of fogging oil (marine, of course), a can of Boeshield (can’t find it right now), and a bunch of other spray cans some of which I forgot I had.
Looking for any other ideas but preferably something not too complicated. This project is moving ahead …..
The new lights will have tea, er, Aquasignal, cozies to cover them when not in use. These will keep the UV and other weather elements at bay. For the install, I’m thinking of putting a dab of sealant or perhaps butyl tape where the wires go into the back of the fixture.
See pictures attached:
The last picture shows the old and the new backing plate. Note that the wire set screw thingies broke off when I tried to remove the conductors.
It’s long overdue. Whether it needed it or not (sound like a boat owner?), I’m in the process of replacing my running lights with new. It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that this was done last but how the time does fly.
Anyway, the partial project is to coat the copper or brass components with some kind of corrosion inhibiting stuff. And by stuff, I’m currently thinking of using my old Sta-Lube grease. I think it was white lithium but since the can has seen it’s better days I can’t tell any more. It’s been a long time since I used this and it was purchased for a valve job on my ’63 Falcon and this was probably around 1967. Geez …. that’s almost how many years ago? Used it a few times since then but we won’t go into that now.
Back to the project. The reason for the white-lithium is that’s what I think was used on my pickup (1985 F150) taillight bulbs as a corrosion preventative. It looks like the same stuff.
I’ve also got a a couple spray cans of fogging oil (marine, of course), a can of Boeshield (can’t find it right now), and a bunch of other spray cans some of which I forgot I had.
Looking for any other ideas but preferably something not too complicated. This project is moving ahead …..
The new lights will have tea, er, Aquasignal, cozies to cover them when not in use. These will keep the UV and other weather elements at bay. For the install, I’m thinking of putting a dab of sealant or perhaps butyl tape where the wires go into the back of the fixture.
See pictures attached:
The last picture shows the old and the new backing plate. Note that the wire set screw thingies broke off when I tried to remove the conductors.
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