Want to know how Steelgard® measures up to the competition? We did too, so we set up a series of extreme conditions tests for steel panels.

How it works

During QCT testing, metallurgically identical steel panels are coated with each product independently. These panels are then placed with a single side exposed within the QCT humidity cabinet.  The panels are placed over top of two channel reservoirs of water. The temperature of these beds of water is cycled through heat and cool cycles in intervals.

Extreme conditions testing cabinet for metals and metal protection products.

The resulting condensation and evaporation process accelerates corrosion and rust and enables side-by-side testing of rust inhibiting and protection products.

This provides an accurate comparative test of multiple products under extreme conditions.

We observed the following results with Break Free vs. Steelgard®:

The competitor “Break Free” not only failed to protect the metal in our tests, compared to Steelgard®, but it also left an oily film. Steelgard’s protective film is dry. Break Free tends to foam when sprayed, whereas Steelgard® goes on smoothly.

After five days, the panel on the left with Break Free shows signs of rust damage, whereas the Steelgard® one (on the right) is flawlessly protected.

And after nine days on the QCT machine, the difference in protection between Break Free (on the left) and Steelgard® (on the right panel) is even more dramatic.