£75.00 to spray an engine with WD40 !!!!!

[blueglass]

£75.00 per unit for spraying engine with WD40
I saw this on a price list of winterisation jobs from a marine engineers fixed price tarriff.
£150.00 for a twin installation!! (and no I don't own the QE2.)
Oh and at the end of the list was the legend "materials not included".
Can anybody beat that for a p**s take?

 

[Kipper]

Wow I wish I could charge that, what do you reckon 15 - 20 mins max including lifting the engine hatch,removing cap, inserting little red pipe and wiping overspill afterwards.

least Dick Turpin wore a mask.

 

[coliholic]

Ah but the charge isn't for spraying the engines with WD40. It's for knowing WHERE to spray the WD40.

Bet there's all sorts of COSHH and H&S courses to be completed and then there's the disposal of used tins to be paid for, the list just goes on and on.

Bargain I reckon. If only I had a boat I'd pay it.

 

[GRPrich]

What a joke! Its people like that, that over charge and quite clearly take the p**s out of boat owners that give us guys in the marine industry a bad name!
Hopefully it will be a quiet winter for them!

 

[petem]

You want to try working in Enterprise IT to see costs that will make these look like drops in the ocean.

 

[old_salt]

What on earth would you want to spray your engine with WD40 for total useless stuff for any thing other than lubing pen knives.
There are much better oils then WD 40.

 

[jfm]

here are much better oils then WD 40.

Such as, please? (Not disagreeing with you; genuinely interested to hear of better alternatives to wd40)

 

[rafiki_]

£75.00 per unit for spraying engine with WD40
I saw this on a price list of winterisation jobs from a marine engineers fixed price tarriff.
£150.00 for a twin installation!! (and no I don't own the QE2.)
Oh and at the end of the list was the legend "materials not included".
Can anybody beat that for a p**s take?

You do have a choice, and can choose an alternative supplier, or buy a tin yourself!! Vote with your feet, and these micky takers will get the message.

 

[blueglass]

You do have a choice, and can choose an alternative supplier, or buy a tin yourself!! Vote with your feet, and these micky takers will get the message.

Don't imagine I considered it for a nano second.

 

[rafiki_]

Good for you!

 

[blueglass]

You do have a choice, and can choose an alternative supplier, or buy a tin yourself!! Vote with your feet, and these micky takers will get the message.

it was strange - his prices for engine servicing and winterisation were a bit on the steep side but not overly outrageous (can't remember the figures) it was just the WD40 job he went crazy on. maybe he just thought he'd see if anybody was daft enough!

 

[Seahope]

Such as, please? (Not disagreeing with you; genuinely interested to hear of better alternatives to wd40)

A previous thread recommended Duck Oil, which is available from Amazon. Seems very wd40y to me except the Duck Oil does not completely evaporate like wd40 giving longer lasting protection. I applied this to my engines and my car engine earlier this year, quick to do and not that unpleasant a task. Certainly I wouldn't pay £150 for this trivial job.

Now if I could find someone slender to wiggle to the back of my boat and remove the remnants of a glass fuse which I broke when checking it that would be worth something

 

[PaulGooch]

Such as, please? (Not disagreeing with you; genuinely interested to hear of better alternatives to wd40)

If you want to stop stuff corroding, Quicksilver corrosion guard.

 

[SpottyDog5]

Such as, please? (Not disagreeing with you; genuinely interested to hear of better alternatives to wd40)

This is the mutts
http://www.acf-50.co.uk/motorcycle.htm
Goes along way, lasts forever.

 

[sarabande]

Castrol Rustilo.

We use it on the farm machinery such as balers, which are only used at ten month intervals. The best stuff there is. I have no hesitation in leaving them outside, even though I prefer to have them in the shed.

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/multipleproductsection.do?categoryId=82958617&contentId=6007347

 

[BartW]

This is the mutts
http://www.acf-50.co.uk/motorcycle.htm
Goes along way, lasts forever.

ACF50 that's what I use on my D3's, this season for the first time.
Anti corrosion protection works very well, but removing dirt and oil remains (cleaning the engine) was easyer the first few months after spraying the product, then now after 6 months,
but the engines have been used a lot, many times hot/cold, regularly salt water spray on them...
so I believe that I should clean the engine, and re-spray the product again in the middle of the season
any advice is welcome !

 

[AHoy2]

ACF50 seconded by me. Intended originally for aircraft use but now used extensively in the motorcycle market for winterizing bikes for both storage and winter use on salted roads. I use it for both m/cycle and boat applications with good results. Can stain if inadvertently applied to absorbent surfaces. Cleaning off and re-application is recommended after extended bad conditions exposure e.g. winter salt.

 

[Solitaire]

This is the mutts
http://www.acf-50.co.uk/motorcycle.htm
Goes along way, lasts forever.

I'll second that.

Well 3rd it then!

 

[SolentPhill]

Wd40 and fogging oil mixed makes a better oil

 

[old_salt]

Such as, please? (Not disagreeing with you; genuinely interested to hear of better alternatives to wd40)

Yep sorry I could not get back sooner.
As recommended by others.
ACF50 is the dogs gahoolers lasts and lasts and it prevents rust.
Castrol Rustilo. Stocked by some farm and Engineering suppliers.
and even old fashioned Wax oil from you local car DIY is much better but will wash off eventually in salt water.