fish oil / lanolin
Submitted: Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 12:52
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i was thinkin about using a fish oil/ lanolin mix to protect my car spayed with a garden sprayer. can anybody see any problems with this? will the lanolin collect dust?
cheers
Reply By: Member - Chrispy (NSW) - Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 12:57
Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 12:57
I reckon you'd be better off spraying the underneath with a mix of
water and kerosene - about 50:50. The oil in the kero will keep your shiny bits from rusting. This is what the off-beach washing systems at
Rainbow Beach use I believe.
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Follow Up By: Member - Paul J (ACT) - Tuesday, Aug 16, 2005 at 08:50
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2005 at 08:50
My Father inlaw has been washing his XY Falcon since new with kero/
water mix, no rust, all rubber's still look new, and shines like the day he bought it.
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Follow Up By: Member - Chrispy (NSW) - Tuesday, Aug 16, 2005 at 09:03
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2005 at 09:03
Yup - that's what the concors d'elegance guys use when they want to win. Paint loves kero - and rust hates it.
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 13:38
Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 13:38
Simple
If you use your garden sprayer with fishoil, that will be the last time you will use that sprayer.
To spray on fishoil I just bought one of those $2 spray bottles and then through it out. I did this about a week before we went to Fraser. The fishoil wasn't fully cured and plenty of sand is now stuck to it. So it's better not to go on the sand untill the fishoil has set.
R.
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Follow Up By: Member - John C (QLD) - Tuesday, Aug 16, 2005 at 16:06
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2005 at 16:06
Used to have that problem too with fish oil.
Thren found a drive up a good dusty road just help to set it.
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Reply By: guzzi - Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 15:37
Monday, Aug 15, 2005 at 15:37
Simple,
I used LANOX, which is a mixture of INOX and LANOLINE, before I last went to Fraser.
This seemed to work quite
well as it repelled
water, sand etc didnt stick and the underneath of my ute cleaned up very easily and quickly when I got home.
Yes dust will stick to the lanoline which doesnt quite dry off, but it washes off easy enough, then just spray some more on.
Works for me.
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Follow Up By: ev700 - Wednesday, Aug 17, 2005 at 02:52
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2005 at 02:52
Lanox is good.
I have also used linseed oil in turps on a boat trailer to good effect. A thin coat of linseed protects metal. However be careful with rags soaked with linseed - could ignite.
Maybe lanolin or linseed are better applied thinly with a carrier like turps to ensure penetration and spread. Also if it is easier to apply it can be done more regularly.
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