I thought about it, but there are too many variables for it to be a relevant test subject. Types, viscosities, aditives... I'll throw in a plain vanilla mineral 10W-30 or something similar if I have it handy at the time of the test.
How about this: I'll source a sufficient number and size of uniform test subjects and provide following protectants:
ACF-50
Boeshield
WD-40
10W-30 generic mineral
15W-50 Mobil1 synthetic
ATF
S100
Anyone interested can provide me with samples of other lubricants/protectants and I'll be glad to include them in the comparison test. I will perform the test outdoors over the winter under conditions as uniform and as controlled as possible. I can't promise the timeline yet, but it will be done. I'm accepting suggestions for appropriate test subjects of uniform quality and without any prior treatments that can be easily sourced and are relatively affordable. I'll consider a parallel aluminum/steel/iron test if feasible. I have some ideas for the test bed, but they have not fully crystallized yet, so I'm open to suggestions there too.
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