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I recently had to take my deck off (to make a repair) and decided to clean it while I had it off. I did some research on materials to coat the deck with and saw Fluid Film had some good reviews and decided to try it.

I ordered the material from the website and it arrived in two days. I used a sprayer to apply it and it only took about 3 minutes to be done. The company claims a consistency like latex paint and I guess that is pretty close. It is definitely lower density than latex paint as the one gallon can is quite light.

Pictures are before/after. This is a Craftsman 54" deck that is one year old.

I'll report back after mowing a few times and see if I notice any difference.

Been a little over a month so far. How is the coating holding up? Recommend or pass?

 

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Been wondering if coating the underside of the deck with a pickup truck type of bed liner (such as Rhino and the like) would an be effective rust deterrent?

 

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Out of curiosity I emailed Rust-Oleum and asked about using their Truck Bed Coating on the underside of a lawn mower deck.
Would you recommend the use of tour "Truck Bed Coating Spray" on the underside of a lawn tractor mower deck?

Just got this reply:
We would recommend our Professional Rubberized undercoating instead. make sure it has the "professional" logo on the outside of the can.