Lanoguard Protection

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I’ve done a search on here, but no results.

As anyone tried this for the underneath of your van?

www.lanoguard.co.uk

Lanoguard | Rust Protection Product for Vehicles, Boats, and Machine

Lanoguard offers a variety of rust prevention solutions. Sourced and produced in the UK by a family run business. Trusted by thousands of customers. Easy to apply, minimal prep providing long lasting protection.
www.lanoguard.co.uk www.lanoguard.co.uk
 
I haven't come across this before. Having watched the video looks very easy to apply. I did the underneath of my old LR Defender a few years ago with Waxoil which is a really messy job. I can see the benefits of using this on the underside of a PVC as there's a lot more steel compared to a coach built or A class.
 
Ive been looking into this stuff too. Would be interested to hear also if anybody has had any dealings (y)
 
I’m tempted to give it a go in the New Year. Quite expensive I suppose, but a 5 litre container should do at least a couple of coats under our 6m PVC.

Was hoping someone on here had first hand knowledge. (y)
 
I was thinking of trying some of the fluid film stuff that Gromett recommended.

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CazPaul said:
I was thinking of trying some of the fluid film stuff that Gromett recommended.
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Looks like a very similar product. Both Fluid Film and Lanoguard are based on Lanolin.

Fluid Film went into production in the early 1940 in the US.
Lanoguard was incorporated in Nov 2011 in the UK.

I have no knowledge of Lanoguard, but I suspect it is a very similar product. So I would take the age/experience of company into account, The price of the product then throw a bit of US vs UK preference into it.

I suspect there will be very little difference in the performance of either product.

I have used fluid film in all sorts of applications and it has seriously impressed me. I am a convert. That said, after fighting rust and losing there is no perfect solution, but fluid film has been the most effective next to high zinc primer spray on clean steel.
 
what was the black gear used to be able to get sprayed on the underside of cars? was it made by tetrosyl?

edit: may have been shultz or something
 
PS: Here is a brief breakdown of my view on corrosion prevention products.
I think underseal stinks as a product and actually makes things worse. It should be banned and the company sued.
Waxoyl fails too quickly and is too messy. I have had a chassis rail rust from the inside even after coating. It is not as bad as underseal but I still wouldn't touch it.
Dinitrol was initially very effective, but if rust is already existing it does fail, but not as quickly as waxoyl.
Fluid film, was surprisingly good on both pre-rusted metal and clean metal. It seems to stop rust progression no matter the state of the metal at the start.

Now the downsides. Fluid film does wash off at the front of the van where it comes into contact with water at high speeds. Also in the wheel arches it does wash off over time. But I suspect an annual touch up would sort this out.

I had a piece of steel which I split into 3 parts, 1 part was left untreated, the other was treated with dinitrol and the last with fluid film. This was dropped on the mud/grass next to my trailer which is a damp and exposed area. Over the 2 years before I sold the trailer the metal rusted badly where there was no protection as you would expect, flaking in places. The dinitrol kept mostly ok except for some small areas which bubbled and flaked. The fluid film area was exactly the same just covered in a black muddy substance. Cleaned it off twice over the test to see it and recoated (I also applied a new coat of dinitrol to be fair) and it was perfect under the black muddy coating.
 
Tombola said:
what was the black gear used to be able to get sprayed on the underside of cars? was it made by tetrosyl?

edit: may have been shultz or something
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I have gone off any black coloured substance. It looks great, but you can't see the state of the metal. I lost my last van to not being able to see the rusting from behind. It traps water in and the rust just creeps along behind it. I also hate any rubberised coatings of the sills and wheel arches for the same reason. They are supposed to protect but all they do is hide the creep until it is too late all the while looking good.
 
Not a great difference in price if you work out the quantity of each product needed.

Think I may give the UK product a go in the New Year. (y)

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The engineer who used to service my old cars in the past always advised me to spray the used engine oil underneath. It dripped on my drive, smoked on hot components but did seep into almost every crevice, coating them until the next service. I do not do this now but still have the idea it may have had some promise.
 
I've just lanoguarded my 6m pvc.

It's 12 years old, and as expected, it already had areas of surface rust in places so I started by jet washing the whole underneath as best I could at our local industrial pressure washer on a day when the roads were dry.

Parked it up on ramps in the garage so I had access to the underneath and spent time with rags and the airline drying and cleaning off the underside.

Waited a week or so before I returned, and wire brushed/sanded back all the loose flaky stuff and areas where surface rust had started, main areas were the front jacking point towers and the chassis rails above the rear springs.

Once prepared these areas were zinc primed and followed with black enamel using rattle cans.

Now for the fun part, the lanoguard, I boiled up a large pan of water with the lanoguard in, and it went from a "gloopy" consistently to almost water, and using the hand of spray trigger gun provided it went on really well, but word of warning, you need a face mask and googles on to apply, it atomises very well when warm, I had a full face respirator on and I had to take a couple of breaks to wipe off the screen.

Did the complete van, rear to front, including taking out the head lights to do the inner wings, inside chassis rails as best I could, and what I considered covering everywhere excessively and had only used half of the quantity!

Give it two days to dry off and repeated the procedure, and I've still got some left!

I also warmed up the supplied grease in the water too, and applied that around the seams of the sills etc before coating over with the lanoguard.

In summary, I'm impressed, easy to apply, goes a very long way, just got to wait until over this winter to see how it goes.

Only down side so far is it still faintly smells of sheep, but I'm told that does diminish over time.

Going for it's MOT tomorrow, I'll see what the tester thinks of it.
 
Hopefully I won’t have as much preparation as you. New 6m PVC with less than 1500 miles. I’ve had a look underneath, I think a little wash down and I should be good to go. Did you order the 5L or 2L size? I’m guessing the 2L will be plenty for me.

My wife is a Valleys Girl......a smell from home will go down well with her. ;)
 
Just ordered the 2L bottle, grease and spray thing......£71.94 delivered.

I checked with the company to make sure it doesn’t damage paintwork, plastics or bright work.......it doesn’t. Some people use it on these areas.

Apparently, two litres will be more than enough. I’ll use the grease for the tow bar fittings and suspension etc.

Green Laners appear to like it, so a coat a year should be fine for my road going van. (y)

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Yes, a 2 litre kit is what I bought too.

And whilst I was under, I dropped the spare tyre off and lithium greased the mechanism plus all the handbrake fittings too
 
Bobby-gg said:
Yes, a 2 litre kit is what I bought too.

And whilst I was under, I dropped the spare tyre off and lithium greased the mechanism plus all the handbrake fittings too
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Spare wheel? 🤷‍♂️

Ours didn’t come with one. However, I’ve purchased a mechanism (South Coast Motorhomes) and a spare wheel and tyre (eBay) but it sitting in my cellar waiting for me to fit it.

I’ll probably spray underneath now before I fit it.(y)
 
So you can't just use it straight from the spray container it comes in then?
 
CazPaul said:
So you can't just use it straight from the spray container it comes in then?
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Apparently it sprays out better when warm, and the nozzle stays free from clogging.

They just recommend standing it in a warm bucket of water whilst using it.

The grease is the same. They recommend getting it to an almost liquid state and paint on for ease of use. (y)

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rosalan said:
The engineer who used to service my old cars in the past always advised me to spray the used engine oil underneath. It dripped on my drive, smoked on hot components but did seep into almost every crevice, coating them until the next service. I do not do this now but still have the idea it may have had some promise.
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years ago there was a problem using old engine oil,the friction on bearings etc leaves metal filings in the oil,if you have ever used a grinder on steel near anything metal it will have rust spots where the ground metal lands,the mechanics teacher in school used to spray used oil under his austin A37 it ended up like a tea bag, i suppose new oil would be ok
 
Did the job this morning.

Took about a hour, but if you have access to ramps it would probably take half that time.

Easy to use, spray spreads it well and I’ve easily got enough for one more coat. That works out at about £36 (including P&P) per application.

Obviously I can’t give any feedback on longevity or results as that will take some time to review.

Tips.......I sat the container in a bucket with hot water in it, I had no problem with spraying and the spray head remained clear.

Ensure you empty some water out of the bucket as the product is used, otherwise the container starts to float and tip over.

The bung in the top of the container needs to be pushed in securely (soon to be replaced with a screw top) to avoid spillage.

I sprayed as much as I could underneath, including all metal, plastics and rubbers, avoiding the tyres and discs / pads.

Very easy to lubricant the handbrake linkages with the spray.

Very little mess (none if you’re careful). Equipment easier to clean after use.

Not used the grease as yet.

If it does what it claims, then I’ll be very pleased with the results. (y)
 
rosalan said:
The engineer who used to service my old cars in the past always advised me to spray the used engine oil underneath. It dripped on my drive, smoked on hot components but did seep into almost every crevice, coating them until the next service. I do not do this now but still have the idea it may have had some promise.
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The Swedes used to do that to their cars years ago very successfully..BUSBY.
 
Tombola said:
what was the black gear used to be able to get sprayed on the underside of cars? was it made by tetrosyl?

edit: may have been shultz or something
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Zebart if I can renenver

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Thought I’d give an update on Lanoguard……..

Having applied it in December 2020 and done over 9000 miles, in all weathers, I thought I’d give the underneath a good look over……whilst cleaning the spare wheel.

I’m pretty impressed. The areas I missed when I first applied it are showing signs of superficial rust, but generally the first application is lasting well.

I now know the bits I’ve missed and will concentrate on them, but will be giving the whole underneath a spray again soon.

Overall, very pleased. (y)
 
Another vote for Lanoguard. 2 Lts plenty for whole underside of 6.2 mt MH Their spray guns are also excellent an so easy to apply a thin film every where. Did mine on a hot day (26degs) and spray worked fine without heating. Very few drips and its good over all the rubber bits as well. I did not notice any smell even from spray on exhaust. It is usable after 48 hrs but takes longer to fully go off. I was persuaded to try it after reading how much the land rover boys like it and given how much they have to fight the rust on older examples that has to be a positive vote for this product. If in any doubt give the company a call - they are family run and super helpful. As an aside, their delivery was excellent.
 
Sapper520 said:
The areas I missed when I first applied it are showing signs of superficial rust,
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Surprised that a 3 year old vehicle is starting to rust.
Is it a Fiat? I thought they were galvanised.

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