Underbody maintenance, lanoguard, chassis protection

[strictly]

I just thought I would share my experience of lanoguard on the underneath of my granturismo.

The purpose is to seal the surface to ensure rust cannot take hold or get worse.

What I liked about lanoguard is

1. is that it can basically go on anything like plastics and rubbers without worry.
2. its's heat resistant to 450 C
3. It dries clear
4. It is very easy to apply
5. It is non toxic

I also used a bilt hamber s50 cavity wax which Is brown and also of a lanolin base. In hindsight, using the 360 cavity wax applicator wand you can buy from lanoguard would have achieved similar results and looked better. S50 however is a well known and tested product.

A month from application I can say

• Both products were easy to apply
• There is still a slight sheep smell but I only notice it in my garage
• The coating Is tacky and Will attract dirt but that dosent bother me.
• I fully expect to recoat every 6 to 12 months, but its low prep and quick to do.

Overall I'm very happy and no longer mind my car getting wet, if I get caught in the rain, knowing I have slowed any rust down, and can still see it.

I specifically did not use a rust converter so that the products could really soak in. Scratch the surface of a rust converted product and you will see they don't really sort the problem.

Now for some pictures.

 

[strictly]

In case your wondering, lanoguard essentially comes as two parts.

1. A grease
2. A liquid

You use the grease on seams and rust, on the first day it goes almost bright yellow but then dries much clearer. The liquid is a diluted version of the grease. It goes on clear and dries clear although road debris will stick to it....but I'm not fussed about that. I will take a picture in 3 to 6 months for comparison

 

[Corranga]

I coated my wife's MX-5 with Lanoguard before the winter. Not as neat a job as you've done, more of a quick power wash the underside (including wheels off) then lay under the car on jacks and spray on the liquid (didn't do the grease) paying particular attention to the nooks and cranny's. The sheep smell was gone within the week, I plan to redo probably each autumn, car is used daily, I guess I'll know if it was worth it in a few years time!

 

[strictly]

Nice, we're in the club. I actually regret not powerwashing, as because I didn't i, had to scrub the entire underside by hand! I only learned of the power wash trick after.

You've done one better than me, the wife's car dosent even get a look in. Only joking I also plan to do all of my household cars at some point.

I think it will be good. The main thing is to not expect longitivity. I think yearly top ups are a guaranteed requirement and maybe even every 9 months. Like you
...I guess we will find out!

 

[drellis]

I've bought it but not bought ramps, or axle stands so not done it yet. But uts good weather,

 

[strictly]

I've bought it but not bought ramps, or axle stands so not done it yet. But uts good weather,

In that case when you have everything but a few days before you want to start, find a valeter that has one of those pressure washers that rotates underneath. That will save any hand cleaning, or minimise it

I actually took my wheel arch liners off and even the various crash boxes in the front arches. After cleaning, I greased the inner arches where the wheel arch liner rubs against inner arch. Rust in this area on most cars is a combination of mud or the wheel arch liner rubbing

 

[Wack61]

A few people on other forums I'm on have used these kits

Lanolin Moto Spray grease. Vehicle Underbody and Chassis Care 2lt kits & refills | eBay

Lanolin Motor Grease. LanoBlack & LanoClear are Concentrated Lanolin based rust inhibitor for heavily rusted parts and areas of Marine and Automotive. Lanolin also gives excellent protection against corrosive agents other than water, e.g., acids, alkalis and salts.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[strictly]

Interesting I hadn't seen that one. I think we are going to have to turn this into a 10 to 15 year thread where we try all the products, as there are others like fluidfilm, buzzweld, corroheat, etc! I decided there were so many I just had to pick one to get going and try others in time.

One thing I liked about lanoguard is it's non flammable, so while it will burn off the exhaust it should at least protect the heat shields and hangers. You don't need to worry about getting it on the exhaust. Same for the moto grease.

The lanoclear/lanoblack is flammable, so that would require more care with application.

I'm not sure why their product is flammable...either they add a spirit/solvent or another reason. I'm also not sure if it remains flammable or only during drying, a bit like a paint which is only flammable while drying. Someone would have to ask the sellers that question...