By
Andrew Spaulding
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| CorrosionX |
Typically,
I’m not one to push particular products with a hard sell. When asked, I will
tell you what I think, but often the products that we choose to use every day
on board our boats is a matter of personal choice. Many of them that occupy the
same space are only significantly different on the outside of the bottle.
Once
in a while there comes along a product that is so much better than what
surrounds it on the shelf. CorrosionX is one of those products. I first saw
CorrosionX used to rescue UHF boatyard radios that had fallen in the saltwater.
If the battery was removed quickly enough and the circuit board was doused in
CorrosionX, the chances were good that the radio would be fine. We also sprayed
down engines with it to help slow the onslaught of corrosion in a saltwater
environment. CorrosionX also helped with intermittent electrical problems by
chasing away moisture from connections. I started using it to lubricate my
multi-tool and it works great.
So, I
moved from Connecticut to Chicago and didn’t think much about CorrosionX,
mostly since corrosion is MUCH less of a problem on Lake Michigan. I wanted to
get for my tools and when I stopped in the appropriate place in our Ship’s
Store, it wasn’t there. So, I told the purchasing manager what great stuff
CorrosionX is and he bought some for the store. I didn’t give it much thought
until I went to a purchasing show with that same manager and I stopped by the
CorrosionX booth.
At
the CorrosionX booth, I learned why CorrosionX work so well and why it is
better than the other products that limit corrosion. CorrosionX uses a
technology called Polar Bonding where the molecules of CorrosionX have a
positive and negative pole. These positive and negative poles actually bond to
the surface of the metal, displacing whatever material is there. Due to Polar Bonding, CorrosionX causes common metals
and metal alloys such as iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass,
bronze, etc. to chemically behave more like noble metals such as gold and
platinum.
CorrosionX also has a dielectric characteristic, so it's safe
on electronics and completely shuts down electrolysis between dissimilar
metals. Even so, due to CorrosionX’s thin film technology, it won’t interfere
with electrical connections. Actually, since the anti-corrosion properties will
clean the contacts, it actually helps make electrical connections better.
I
know it all sounds too good to be true, but it is. So if you are still wary of
such kind words about a product you’ve never heard of, try it on your tools before
you spray down your engine. If you have a stainless steel grill at home or on
the boat, spray it down with CorrosionX. Come back in a day or two and wipe it
off, you won’t remember a better looking grill.
