iirc, lanolin is essentially cholesterol secreted by sheep. One instance where cholesterol is useful. Some sailors use it on rigging turnbuckle threads and other vital hardware to prevent corrosion and seizing. Anhydrous lanolin is the stiff stuff with no water emulsified in it. I am not a big fan of Stoddard solvent, benzene etc. Gasoline is bad enough. George

--- On Wed, 10/28/09, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

 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
ake
> >
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >
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