Guys
Having watched a 4xOverland vid on Youtube where he talked with Aussie 4x4
legend Roothie, I was impressed by his use of a lanolin product on his vehicle
to prevent rust.
Has anyone used this stuff with good results?
It is available as Lanoguard in UK.

Iain

You won't go wrong with any of the Bilt Hamber range of rustproofing products.


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VegaDude wrote:

Guys
Having watched a 4xOverland vid on Youtube where he talked with Aussie 4x4
legend Roothie, I was impressed by his use of a lanolin product . . .

Iain

Didn't need my glasses for this one

I believe that the thing about Lanolin and similar products is that they "creep" and get into all sorts of nooks and crannies and repel water. You can get a similar effect with certain silicone oils, I once worked at a lab where they used to order a big can of the stuff every autumn and people would spray the undersides of their cars in the lunch hour. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Another big “up” for any of the Bilt Hamber products......based in England

Most likely the Lanolin product works as well as any but is obviously pushed harder as they (Aussies) have rather a lot of the raw material

 Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

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Sidthecat wrote:

VegaDude wrote:

Guys
Having watched a 4xOverland vid on Youtube where he talked with Aussie 4x4
legend Roothie, I was impressed by his use of a lanolin product . . .

Iain

Didn't need my glasses for this one

Lanolin products (Fluid Film) are getting more and more popular here in Norway compared to traditional oil based rust proofing products. The main advantages with lanolin is that it has superb creep effect, displaces water and never dries out as conventional products do over time. It will even soften the old and dry under seal making it do its job again and is the only product that stops rust that has already started as long as the corroded area is covered with soft lanolin. In the classics clubs, this is the most recommended product due to the last statement.

My Freelander was threaded with this stuff about a year ago: https://www.fluid-film.com

Just like Waxoyl then?  Regards

David

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Lanolin, my worst nightmare!! Literally causes my skin to turn red and crack, it took months for a Doctor to work it out and never worn wool since.

"and never worn wool since."

Surely millions of sheep can't be wrong? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Lots of people are allergic to Lanolin.
It's quite common.

It should be OK as long as it is under your car It smells a bit the first week, but the smell has disappeared completely after two.

I suppose it could be an issue if you like doing a bit of DIY on your car and have had it rust proofed with this stuff, interesting to bear in mind even if you don’t know your allergic.

Me myself and I am very allergic to latex (no, not what you think, I found out by wearing latex gloves at work ) so have to wear Nitrile gloves instead, my employer was annoyed as 30 years or so ago they were much rarer and very expensive. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Work for years in engineering, no problems with my hands - OK they always looked grubby, but that's engineers for you.
Then my employer insisted we used barrier cream (yes you guessed it lanolin based).
You wouldn't believe the damage it did, redness cracking - took a couple of years of agony to find out I was allergic to lanolin. Enough that I gave up fixing stuff for a living, and now pilot a desk for 90% of the time. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

I guess we were lucky then, no barrier cream just straight to gloves.....glasses......masks......helmets.....etc etc, good old H&S turned an easy job into a bloody nightmare! Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......