Rusty Driveshaft buggin me

[MDH]

Ok, I know minor surface rust on the powertrain and frame is common and not a problem. But my driveshaft is completely coated in surface rust and it’s driving me and my OCD crazy. I’m thinking of just soaking a rag in WD-40 and giving it a rub down. Would that do any harm? Anyone have any better idea?

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[MilesTeg]

My understanding, which could be wrong, is it's pretty easy to unbalance a drive shaft if you start sanding or otherwise removing material from it. They spin very fast, and even slight deviations can cause trouble.

I would definitely seek more advice before doing anything. You could turn a cosmetic issue into a mechanical issue.

I also might be misinformed about how easy it is to happen, but I thought I would say something.

 

[Area51BS]

Eastwood makes a good paint to go over it. Shouldn’t unbalance it much more that a little mud

 

[Q1svt]

I’m thinking of just soaking a rag in WD-40 and giving it a rub down.

… might want this… will last longer.

Boeshield T-9 is a premier waterproof lubricant and rust preventative developed by Boeing for long-term metal protection. Good on most things… picture is a 14 year old motor sprayed since new

This will kill the rust but will need something afterwards… T9, clear coat, paint
EVAPO-RUST

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[Lowwill]

Try corroseal. Literally turns rust black. I just paint it on. Really thin stuff that works on anything. Good luck

 

[Lifeliberty]

I've used rust bullet and it works great on rust. But I haven't used it on driveshaft. It can be thick, so I could see balance as a concern.

I've also used evaporust, which works surprisingly well. But it more eliminates rust, it's not a protective coating

 

[Quatermain]

Rustoleum rust reformer works very well to combat the road salt here in Idaho. Cleans things up quickly:

 

[dgorsett]

IDK but Rusty Driveshaft would be a great country band name.

 

[BlueWaffle]

I prefer a rusty trombone personally

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