Fluid Film definitely contains lanolin - its a great lube!

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> hi,
>
> i have a jar of anhydrous lanolin in the shop. when diluted with
> mineral spirits and applied to metal it really does work as a rust
> inhibitor. i used it on galvanised shackles in a marine application,
> allowed the shackle to be unscrewed after a summer moorage.
>
> the fluid film product range includes lanolin, i believe.
>
> i haven't done side by side tests with linseed oil, but i go out on a
> limb and say lanolin works better. It really clings, and with my
> lanolin anyway, imparts a comforting sheep smell :)
>
> alistair
>
>
>
>
> On 27-Oct-09, at 9:52 AM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
>
> dear rusty seam
> has been discussed a great deal just this year that linseed oil or
> lanolin
> will arrest and prevent rust everywhere it comes in contact with metal
> lanolin is about 150$ a gallon here in canada and linseed oil about 50$
> yours
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>  i should restrain myself but...
>>
>>
>> wd40 is a mixture of a carrier/solvent, stoddard or mineral, or "what
>> ever" petroleum distillate and something more.... it seems to leave a
>> greasy residue when sprayed liberally (not conservatively) on metal
>> and the carrier allowed to evaporate so i suspect there is more to it
>> than just the carrier.
>>
>> its great for what it was invented for.
>>
>>
>>
>> cosmolene is a thick packing grease type product used to prevent rust
>> when you want to store a bunch of surplus jeeps :) it has stoddard
>> solvent  or naptha as the carrier and then some long chain aliphatic,
>> like a grease or a wax, and also i believe they add some sort of rust
>> inhibiting compound.
>>
>> goes on like thick grease, it acts as a moisture barrier and can,
>> after a few years, get really hard to remove.
>>
>>
>>
>> hey, how about using it on our seams?
>>
>> (that was joke)
>>
>> alistair
>>
>>
>
>
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