Rust Prevention

privatelux · 2010-08-20T22:55:50+00:00

Looking for something to spray inside the sills and important little hard to get at places on my 1302s Has anyone had experience with "Prolan" (Lanolin oil) or Ruststop Rx100 or "Fisholine" as spray on rust preventatives. All claim magical properties in penetration and prevention. I intend using POR15 on where I can easily get to. That is a proven product..... for floor pans etc, but I also need something that creeps in and penetrates where I cant easily get to. Fisholine and lanoline will smell of their original owners ie, fish and sheep, but that will pass and is preferable to the dreaded rust.

nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 · 14 Jan 2013, 5:05 am

#939151

Never saw this thead till now, i can definatly say that the ERPS units send a current though the WHOLE vehicale. My ole' kombis chrome bumpers would zap the crap out of you touched them with a soft skinned part of your body (inside of my arm usaully, when i ducked down to look at a new rattle)

Quit calling rust patina

68BUS Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 14 Jan 2013, 9:28 am

#939167

I am glad you clarified what soft skinned part you were referring too.

1966 Aussie 11 Window

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 15 Jan 2013, 10:45 am

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Phil74Camper wrote:Science (the process of discovery) moves on but the basis behind it does not. Something that was proved fraudulent in 1996 does not somehow become legitimate in 2010 just because 14 years have passed. For example the polariser was tested and found to be baseless in the 1980s - a new study now will make no difference. Snake oil is still snake oil.

Electronic anti-rust units don't work because an electron 'cloud' can't be maintained - air is an insulator. There is a possibility of it working in sea water, which surrounds the components with a conductive medium. But in that case you can use galvanic protection that doesn't need a power source. I head Dr Karl on JJJ say much the same on his radio show last year; unfortunately I can't find a link. The only positive claims about these things come from the makers - that should tell you something.

But by all means fit one if you want, it's your money.

that is exactly right, at least you understand some science and see how its can't possibly work.

Its amazing how many people fall for this bogus scam.

I had my best mate consider one and I talked him out of it and went through all the physics and chemistry to explain how it ought to work and why it actually doesn't.

I even said like you, that it only possibly works submerged in water with free ions present. Air does not work period.

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE