Hi all. Has anyone tried Lansoguard, is it easy to apply? It’s about £70 for 2 ltrs, are there any alternatives to consider?
Thanks

All of the ones in an aerosol are easy to apply, Dinitol for example.
The hard part is the prep work you need to do first, pointless to cover up the rust.

Thanks I changed the chassis for a new galvanised one about 6 months ago. Now it’s getting muddy and winter salt spreading going on I’m thinking I should spray it with something to protect it. Lansoguard is advertised a lot so I wondered if it’s as easy to use and effective as advertised. The one I looked at wasn’t aerosol but a 2ltr tub

It would be better to apply it in the summer when the chassis is properly clean and dry. It should apply easier when more liquified in warmer weather. It might be worth regularly cleaning your new chassis until the winter is over and then looking at applying it summer.

I think is is just boiled linseed oil, a bit of research might shed some light?

B&Q etc, maybe try a little first and see how it fares?

This is my third year using lanoguard, it's doing a good job for me. I have a galvanised chassis and the first time I sprayed it you could see a patch I'd missed the following year which had a bit of the usual white dust on it.

It seems fine everywhere but I think it's good to do the arches every 6 months if you can - only takes a few minutes. You get really good sprayers and accessories with it too.

Benji55 said:

Hi all. Has anyone tried Lansoguard, is it easy to apply? It’s about £70 for 2 ltrs, are there any alternatives to consider?
Thanks

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Lansoguard ? is I presume a spelling mistake ?
Lanoguard is a lanolin based spray on wax treatment.

There are several itterations on the market, i've tried several of them and they all work (they are all the same thing really).
There are some differences though..
Most need to be warm if you are spraying and can be cooler for painting it on (reccommended).

Lanoguard smells heavily of sheep and dries within a day or so in the summer but takes a bit longer in the winter.
LanoShield has a similar sheepy smell, perhaps not as strong and takes an extra couple of days to dryplus feels 'waxy' for a good few days after application.
Both of the above are brown in coulour and dry with a dark tan opaque finish.

Carbusonic Lanolin spray is similar to the LanoShield which they also supply in Black, the finish is ace but it takes forever to dry, like 4 days or more.
There are lots of others appearing as this stuff really works.
Rustoleum has thier own 'Corrolan' as does Buzzweld who have a spray can of it called "Chassis Guard Lanolin Oil Underbody Aerosol" which rolls of the table never mind the tongue.

There are some coming out soon which have a couple of advantages over the others.

MMA Corrosion Inhibitor is a Lanolin based product that has the sheep smell removed, so no smell of sheep whatsoever. It also contains a cobalt based drier which means it dries quicker than most and can be over painted almost immediatly (cobalt is the drier in most water based paints so it all bonds/dries together).
Unlike Carbusonics Black (which uses a dye) MMA-Ci uses Graphite.
MMA=Ci may also be available in a variety of hues from Black to absolutely clear and with a hint of red, Green or Blue.

miktdish said:

Buzzweld who have a spray can of it called "Chassis Guard Lanolin Oil Underbody Aerosol" which rolls of the table never mind the tongue.

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Benji55 said:

Hi all. Has anyone tried Lansoguard, is it easy to apply? It’s about £70 for 2 ltrs, are there any alternatives to consider?
Thanks

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It is easy but I wouldn't buy it again, I sprayed landy one little spot on the rear crossmember and there is no sign of it now.... Looks just the same and it hasn't moved in the shed since it was sprayed. Likewise I sprayed another cars chassis and filled it with it... it was tacky for a while but no signs of it now.

If you want cheap, fresh engine oil and diesel, 2-1 mix once a year outside and inside chassis once a year after a good wash then left to dry before application.

ER1C said:

It is easy but I wouldn't buy it again, I sprayed landy one little spot on the rear crossmember and there is no sign of it now.... Looks just the same and it hasn't moved in the shed since it was sprayed. Likewise I sprayed another cars chassis and filled it with it... it was tacky for a while but no signs of it now.

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If you approch your rear crossmember with a spray bottle of water, you will see it then. The area you sprayed will be hydrophobic and repel the water rather than allowing it to dampen/wet the surface.

As @NewbieWithA90 noticed the coating also stops salts from corroding the galv by inhibiting the production of White Rust (the white spots) and providing a barrier from harmful Sodium chloride, Sulfur dioxide, Hydrogen sulfide and stong Alkalis like plaster and cement all of which eat away the Zincs ability to protect the iron rich steel below.

Oil and diesel does a similar job, it just doesn't last as long as it emulsifies and falls off sooner.
Guys on motorbikes (and other road users) would prefer you not to use oil and diesel as would the environment in general.