Oxidation on Aluminum parts

[TerryD]

Anyone found anything to stop the chalky white oxidation that occurs on aluminum parts?
I even see it on the aluminum engine block! Live near a Houston so humidity is a fact of life here.

[Yukon Cornelius]

I was gonna say Zoops Seal, but apparently it is no more. http://www.shineseal.com/ Shine seal is the new version by the original creator.

[Bad Bowtie]

Terry,
Check out this company, I purchased their Opti Gloss Coat formula as I am going to coat some mirror finished rocker molding for my 66 nova ss. You may need a different formulation dependant on your surface treatment. I spoke with a representative and feel pretty confident that this a good product to help protect from oxidation. I just received it on Friday but haven't had a chance to use it yet. It comes in 10cc and 20cc and I will say it is PRICEY for the amount you get but I'm hoping it does what I need and that is prevent oxidation. BTW: I ended up finding the best price was on Amazon. I have looked into powder coating, clear coating and they all advise against those two options due to the finish being too smooth and will flake off over time I even sent off a small sample piece of another part for clear anodizing and it totally killed the mirror / polished finish by making it look more of a silver in color.

http://opticoat.com/page/opti-metal-coat
http://opti-coat.net/opts/index.php?route=product/product&path=68&product_id=112

Hopefully this doesn't sound like a sales pitch, as I have no involvement in this company. If you're interested call them up and speak with one of their reps they were very friendly and informative.
Good luck
BB

[Skip Fix]

There are some guys who use Alodine from Aircraft Spruce.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/alodine1201.php

[TerryD]

Thanks for the info guys!
TD

[BMR Sales]

Vasoline

[BonzoHansen]

Vasoline
What??

[another69]

I have many cast aluminum parts (engine, A arms, etc) and I am looking for a product that will help... For now I wiped on a thin coat of WD-40.