Rust Protection - Boeshield or Fluid Film?

I think "Practical Machinist" posted a formula of 1/4 lanolin to 3/4 ISO 68 oil. Melt the lanolin and pour in the oil. I put mine in a hand sprayer. I want to put into a hand mister to cover more area. Sprayed my drill press and still looks good. Time and winter will tell if no rust reforms.
DBQ49er
 
Where I live is WET in winter and everything in my shed rusts. I use Lanolin actually Inox lanolin spray Lanox. I spray it into a tin with a rag and wipe down all my tools including micrometers and machines. No more rust issues. It's not expensive and a can lasts me about a year.

I wiped 1/2 a bit of steel bar the bit I didn't wipe had surface rust on it within a few weeks, the bit I did wipe is still clean 18 months later with ONE application.
 
Hmm, never considered using lanolin for stock. I generally wipe down stock with linseed oil once I get it home - works fine but lanolin would remove that attendant bit of fire hazard.
 
Was using some silicon spray while putting away some rifles after a cleaning, and it occurred to me that I haven't read of anyone suggesting silicon spray as a rust-prevention coating for machinery (though I certainly haven't gone through all of the posts on this forum dealing with rust).

Is there a reason for this? It can't be cost, when products like LPS-3 are considered viable.
 
I tried silicone spray first and didn't have much luck. Could be it just doesn't have body lanolin has?
 
ThinWoodsman said:
Was using some silicon spray while putting away some rifles after a cleaning, and it occurred to me that I haven't read of anyone suggesting silicon spray as a rust-prevention coating for machinery (though I certainly haven't gone through all of the posts on this forum dealing with rust).
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Silicone spray is a marginal rust preventative, more a lube than a protectant. I rarely use it on metals, usually on plastic for less friction.
 
KMoffett said:
Here it''s wet in summer. How Lanox stand up to sweaty hands? Like palm prints on mill beds, vices, and lathe chucks

Ken
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Lanox is brilliant, no hand prints or rust on anything. My first mill had surface rust appearing within 3 weeks. Someone put me onto Lanolin and Lanox or any other lanolin based product will work.
 
Mixed up a batch of Bob's Red (only with 2 parts ATF instead of 1), put it in a Sure Shot mister.

Took a couple days but it did dry to a suitably non-sticky surface. The main downsides for now are a) the lanolin I got was a 4 oz container for cosmetics (huh) so I am out already, and b) roughly 1/2 oz of the lanolin solidified on contact with the other ingredients. It was maybe 35 F outside and I was mixing on the concrete floor of the basement, so probably I just have to be more aware of the environment next time.

Also, this gave me an excuse to buy one of those rather pricey aluminum misters that SureShot makes, as I don't think my steel SureShots are going to be empty anytime soon. I found it *very* difficult to stop misting things. Fun little sprayer, that.
 
Has anyone seen a cheaper grade of lanoline available besides the 'USP' version?
That's all I saw when I searched on eBay.
Just wondering. Pinching pennies here.
 
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