Gibbs Brand

[RWebb]

Pelican does not appear to sell Gibbs Brand.

Does anyone know the cheapest place to get it?

Gibbs Brand is the supposed "amazing" metal preservative and restorative product that some have used on Mg and other metals.

[Rich Lambert]

I got mine from here:

http://www.getgibbs.com/

[911s55]

Here's another, don't think it get's cheap though.

http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/

[azasadny]

I buy mine online at www.getgibbs.com I use it for my car, house, gune, pool, lawnmower, tools ,etc...

[RWebb]

Ow!

roadsters - $20 for 1; $35 for 2 cans (incl. shipping)
getgibbs is $22 for 1; $36+ for 2 cans (incl. shipping)

[DW SD]

I'm not so impressed with it myself. It seems like you are spraying very lightweight ATF on the part. It collects lots of dirt really quickly. My friend was kind enough to give me some. I continue to use it, but applying it to the wheels has been very messy due to brake dust.

They claim that dirt doesn't stick to it. I can prove that claim false. I think you may get the same results from lemon pledge. It is actually a similar consistency.

Terry,
If you read this, no offense meant! Your gesture was very kind and much appreciated.
Just being honest.

Doug

[jtkkz]

Billy H. Grubbs (dba)

BHG Distributor ~ GIBBS BRAND

919 W. Washington, Ave.

LAKE BLUFF, IL 60044-1647

To order by phone:

1-888-481-2846,

Good place to buy it is from BHG case of 12 w/shipping $126 shipping charges can vary depending where you live.
I bought a case from Billy

[terryb]

Dang! You figured it out. Let me tell you, it wasn't easy siphoning the Gibbs oil from the can I gave you and replacing it with Lemon Pledge. My evil plan was to have your wheels attract sooo much brake dust that the resulting aerodynamic drag would allow me to at least keep you in sight during our next back country run...

[1982911SCTarga]

What about this stuff?

Brian

[jtkkz]

I in the process of being a Gibbs dealer, you can purchase them through me soon

[DW SD]

Originally Posted by 1982911SCTarga

What about this stuff?

Brian

I use that stuff on my tablesaw. It works well. It dries in a flash. I think it is more of a dry lubricant. It might be better than nothing.

Doug

[RLJ]

Ya' all don't need this here new fangled spay on stuff. Ya' just gotta rub on a thin coat of that there dog ear wax.

Bubba Webb, I have a cousin that lives just East of Skinners Butte and just North of down town and south of that big park. Little tirangle of homes.

Ya' all got nekid college girls out in the sun today ?

~Randy Jones

[RWebb]

Doug - I also like the Boeshield T-9 & agree it seems more like a dry lube or protectorant.

Randy - just got back from walking the dawg -- but could only find clothed 30 year olds...

[Zeke]

When Gibbs showed up here before and RoninLB was testing it, there was a lot of talk about micro technology being involved in this compound. Now, Doug is saying it's like a light oil, or ATF. That's not what we need, is it?

I'd like to hear more, but if all you're looking for is some elementary rust protection, look at carwell and krown which is available to our Canadian friends, but not the US. A company called Arvoe distributes the equivalent of Krown here in the US out of Reno, NV, but they are not dealing with the public. None of these wipe clean, they just do a good job of rust control, especially in concealed cavities.

What we need is penetrating treatment that disappears not attracting and dirt. I could use such a product in the window business to lube operators and not have dirt accumulate in the frames.

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

I just today, literally, got my SC out of winter storage. Just before putting it into storage--a zippered "Car Bag" that worked splendidly at keeping out mice and moisture--I replaced the alternator and buffed the fan and fan shield while I was at it, and rubbed Gibbs Oil into both.

Well, when I opened the engine hatch this morning--and this was in a relatively moisture-free environment over the winter, with a dozen big dessicator bags inside the Car Bag--the fan and shield looked like the car had been parked on Cape Cod over the winter.

Learned my lesson, and I'm filing it with Marvel Mystery Oil.

[911pcars]

Originally Posted by milt

When Gibbs showed up here before and RoninLB was testing it, there was a lot of talk about micro technology being involved in this compound. Now, Doug is saying it's like a light oil, or ATF. That's not what we need, is it?

I'd like to hear more, but if all you're looking for is some elementary rust protection, look at carwell and krown which is available to our Canadian friends, but not the US. A company called Arvoe distributes the equivalent of Krown here in the US out of Reno, NV, but they are not dealing with the public. None of these wipe clean, they just do a good job of rust control, especially in concealed cavities.

What we need is penetrating treatment that disappears not attracting and dirt. I could use such a product in the window business to lube operators and not have dirt accumulate in the frames.

Here's the thread I started awhile back that Milt refers to. With the exception of a few examples of it being used to treat a Mg fan, the examples shown by Ron and others aren't definitive.

http://66.236.61.177/showthread.php?t=297495&highlight=gibbs

While this may help with some metals under/after certain metal finishing processes, I think the jury's still out on whether this is an elixer for all metal ailments.

Sherwood

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

Yeah, I saw those Halibrand wheels in the Gibbs ad...all I know is I sure as hell had plenty of oxidation on the fan and housing over four months of winter storage in a sealed bag. I don't think anybody's treatment of a Mg fan with it is "definitive."

[RWebb]

A sealed bag is a terrible way to store things in the winter. The problem is that it is, well, sealed. Air cannot circulate. Thus, when the temperature drops, the water vapor condenses out of the air.

You would be surprised at how much water air can hold when 10 oF warmer....

The only way to do it would be to put only dry air into the bag - I dunno how to do that outside of a laboratory.

Anyway, sorry to be the bearer of bad news...

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

Ha! After years of fighting varmints, this was the first time I've ever brought the SC into the light of spring exactly the way it was when I put it away in November. Dry, dustfree, clean, no mice got within a yard of it...if you're the bearer of bad news., forgodsake bring me more.

[Steve@Rennsport]

Perhaps a nitrogen-filled, seal-a-meal sort of device might do the job. Of course the car would look like a piece of vacuum-packed salmon in that kind of containment, but it could be worth charging admission to see,......