Plow bottoms rust prevention

GentleBen · Apr 28, 2009

Just got my pull behind plow bottoms shined up from plowing.I want to prevent them from rusting again. What do you guys and gals ues to keep them from rusting again ? I have seen primer, grease, oil and roofing tar used on them by different people. Plows stored inside most of the time but sometimes out in the elements. Thanks for all suggestions and info...Ben

JBMac · Apr 28, 2009

I spray them with wd-40. They might have a superficial coat of light rust on them the next time I go to use them, but they are shiney by the end of the first cut.

JBM

Bill in IL · Apr 28, 2009

I set mine up on a board to keep it out of the mud when unhooked and paint them with grease.

John T · Apr 28, 2009

I always just coated them (moldboards n shares n shins) with grease and the instant they were dropped in the ground the following spring BRIGHT N SHINY....I painted them once and it worked but not as well as grease for me. I also kept a witches brew of motor oil and auto tranny fluid around and used a garden sprayer to coat any implements that had to remain outdoors and that helped.

John T

Dennis (VA) · Apr 28, 2009

I wash the dirt off and after there dry; I spray them with cheap Dollar General spray paint. Works great

Mike M · Apr 28, 2009

There actually is a product made JUST for those.

John Deere used to sell it and I think it was called soft black coating. Other tractors dealers may offer it as well.

the tractor vet · Apr 28, 2009

The cheapest can of spray paint ya can find Clean off any dirt dust and paint , color of choice . Then when you go out the next time to play in the dirt they will be shinny in fifty to seventy five feet. Been doing this for years works great.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Apr 28, 2009

E-Z Slide by Van Sickle Paint.

IH2444 · Apr 28, 2009

I always just coated mine with thick grease, worked great.

gpuller · Apr 28, 2009

There actually is a product made JUST for those.

John Deere used to sell it and I think it was called soft black coating. Other tractors dealers may offer it as well.

I always used the soft black from Deere. Last fall it took me 4 cans to get one that sprayed. I needed to do some spring plowing, took my plow out of the shed, the bottoms were rusting. I dont think the soft black is the same as it used to be. I'm just gonna use plain old paint from now on.

Mathias NY · Apr 28, 2009

I've used grease. Soft-black plow paint works just as well, but less mess. It's getting hard to find now, most places have never heard of it.

VADAVE · Apr 28, 2009

PAINT!! The cheapest spray paint you can find or maybe not spray. It'll scrub off in 5 to 10 feet.

RayP(MI) · Apr 28, 2009

Suggestion, find a spray lubricant with more lasting power. WD40 tends to evaporate way too soon. I prefer LubeE from ACE hardware. Otherwise cheapest spray paint available, or cheap flat black paint, not latex base.

kyplowboy · Apr 28, 2009

Rural King here sells a "Plow Gaurd" rattle can for a bout $4. I have used it several times and one can will do 3X16 plow about 3 times. Works great. I have also just used about 3 coats of Krylon and it works great too, a little cheaper but don't come off as quick next year.

Good luck.

Dave

nw_bearcat · Apr 28, 2009

I found a product by Mystik that I get from Theison's Farm Store. It comes in gallon buckets for about $15-20, I've painted my 3 bottom plow 2x w/ it, and it's down maybe 1" from the top of the bucket, so it'll last a long time. It did a fanstatic job of preventing rust last year, and it polishes off when you put the plow into the ground. It dries almost glossy, so it actually looks good also.
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Anonymous-0 · Apr 28, 2009

I use an old car wax applicator to smear on a little grease. Don't have to buy anything that I didn't already have, and it works like a charm.

Dan-IA · Apr 28, 2009

We used to paint them with Slip Plate. Graphite based paint.

john d · Apr 28, 2009

Mine sits outside in the weather. I used it this year for the first time in two years. I had used a quick coat of Rustoleum primer, followed by gloss black paint - don't remember what brand. It cleaned off in about 100' and everything was shiny. Coated it again when I finished.

Graphite-based Slip Plate paint works very well, also.

Rootsy · Apr 28, 2009

LPS rust inhibitor. Sprays on as a thick liquid and after an hour or so turns to a waxy consistancy. You can leave that plow sit out all winter in the snow, rain, sleet, sun, hail, whatever and it will not rust... Use the stuff on all of my woodworking tool non painted surfaces too and for engine part storage...

Don-Wi · Apr 28, 2009

right now our plaows are painted with some 7 or 9 year old spray paint my brother brought home from his work-they were gonna throw it out as it was a custom mixed batch to color match the machines they sold.

He brought home a case, and it works just fine. Just needs to be shaken up a little more before using.

Otherwise we'll use up whatever cheap paint we have on the shelf, and if we don't we'll buy a couple cans of the cheapest paint at the store. 1 can can do a 3-16 plow for sure, if not a 4-16.

If we have any old paint in cans, I'll use that too but it doesn't dry as fast as a thin layer of spray paint.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Old Roy · Apr 28, 2009

Coat em with Vaseline, don't have to be pretty and if you get into it unexpectedly ya won't have grease on ya if ya weren't already in it

Pat H. · Apr 28, 2009

I use black plow paint I got years ago at Tractor Supply. A gallon can of it lasted for years and the moldboards would clean off like a mirror. I did use diesel fuel to soften the paint when I was ready to plow, but like some of the other fellows said, almost the instant the plow turns over 1' of dirt, it cleans right off. Now the Tractor Supply in Danville, IL doesn't have the old plow paint but they do have a spray paint in an aerosol can or you can buy larger containers if you need them. Haven't tried it yet but they usually have good stuff.

just another old geezer · Apr 28, 2009

auto body spray undercoating works best for me

Walterdavies · Apr 28, 2009

I use Oregon rust its gone in the first 25 to 50 ft. and looks like new. Never could see wasting good grease or paint to do what mother nature will do.
Walt

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Apr 28, 2009

I used to smear grease on mine, but last few years I have take a brush and smeared a coating of Chainsaw bar oil on it.

Dave 2N · Apr 29, 2009

I have gone to using a good quality rattlecan primer. Stays on all year until the first couple of passes down the field.

bc · Apr 29, 2009

My grandpa used old waste oil. I suppose the downside to that and grease is if you have have dogs and cats around who are going to rub up against them.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 30, 2009

I use nothing,they polish up on the first furrow.

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