Trailer protection - Lanolin vs Tectyl

[undasize]

Hi , Ring the helpline number on the lanolin bottle and ask them about lanolin causing white rurt on gal boat trailers , Lanolin made my trailer look like shit , the lanolin rep blamed it on" cheap gal jobs these days and doesnt happen to all trailers" , he recommended i wash it off and offered to sell me a product to do so ! i declined . Cheers

[Snapperscott]

Lanotec on my trailer about every two months. Only issue is that it burns off the discs after about the 1st km usually smokes a bit but then fine. ill reapply after every trip to the whole trailer. Not a spot of rust on it and its 5years old.

[Scott79]

Lanotec on my trailer about every two months. Only issue is that it burns off the discs after about the 1st km usually smokes a bit but then fine. ill reapply after every trip to the whole trailer. Not a spot of rust on it and its 5years old.

Every 2 months mate? Is that a complete job with the boat off each time, or just a bit of a touch up here and there?

I am thinking whatever I put on needs to last 6 - 12 months, I wouldn't mind doing it properly if it was only once per year.

Scott.

[TheRealAndy]

At the end of the day, it does not matter what you use (within reason), just as long as you keep using it. Even house paint will help. Obviously, treatments like the various tectyl and xtroll offerings will last longer than lanotec, but lanotec will do just a good a job if you keep applying it frequently. The biggest problem with boat trailers is RHS, and the fact they drill holes in the bottom of the sections so it does not explode when galvanizing. It really is a pointless exercise because why gal the outside and leave the inside exposed to salt water. RHS is a joke they way its used on trailers. You would be better off with it not galvanized and minus vent holes with a layer of paint.

Maintenance is the key here. Paint it well, paint it often.

[Bonus]

I have used all of the abovementioned products and with a galvo trailer, I would paint the outside surfaces with wattyl galvo primer and then 2 coats of Wattyl aluminium killrust. The inside of the trailers use the xtroll rust conquerer. I have 2 boat trailers done this way and one is 11 years old . They both look like new and are easy to wash.
Have a look at how they maintain galvo bridges. They paint them.

[ozscott]

My trailer main rails box. Fully sealed and with 2 litres of fish oil inside and bolts with neoprene seals to drain and refill when heeded.

Cheers


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[Scott79]

Am leaning towards Tectyl, but..... Does it remain sticky for ever? Someone else has said it 'melts' off on a hot day - is this the case?
I really want something that goes on and 'dries', rather than a sticky finish. Someone had said that if mixed with metho when applied it does dry out, but not sure I want to try it.

Thanks,
Scott.

[TheRealAndy]

Am leaning towards Tectyl, but..... Does it remain sticky for ever? Someone else has said it 'melts' off on a hot day - is this the case?
I really want something that goes on and 'dries', rather than a sticky finish. Someone had said that if mixed with metho when applied it does dry out, but not sure I want to try it.

Thanks,
Scott.

Tectyl always stays sticky. Dont mix with metho, you will compromise it.

If you want something non sticky and permanent, then you need to look at polyeuretahine or epoxy based solutions. They will require less maintenace but are a pain in the arse in to deal with.

[Scott79]

Cheers mate, not sure I want that sticky finish.
Might need to look at some of the alternatives.
Scott.

[chris69]

Not long did a 18mth old trailer with Xtroll silver as the gal was nicely oxidized and stripped and washed it down with KB coating prep wash klean then rustblast that leaves a zine phoshpate etch and Xtrolled the inside of main rails by pulling some foam covered with the xtroll back and forth and sprayed inside the crossmembers and stood the frame up from side to side,the xtroll silver is very runny and sticks well,did the callapers and hubs aswell, it took 3 weekends but very well worth the effort i dont expect to have a problem for a very long time,ive even put some cutting board on top of the leaf spring in the slipper plate on the main frame to stop it rubbing coating and gal off,it seems to be holding with just zip ties.

[cwcarter]

Hey Scotty check out valvolines web site. They have a heap of Tectyl products, some are tacky others are not. Not sure what type everyone uses.

http://www.valvolineeurope.com/engli...ategory=tectyl

[ozscott]

Mate I can post some pics of the finished xtroll product if you like. It's the bees knees of protection in my book.

Cheers

[Dave_H]

Hi , Ring the helpline number on the lanolin bottle and ask them about lanolin causing white rurt on gal boat trailers , Lanolin made my trailer look like shit , the lanolin rep blamed it on" cheap gal jobs these days and doesnt happen to all trailers" , he recommended i wash it off and offered to sell me a product to do so ! i declined . Cheers

I strongly doubt the cause was pure lanolin. More likely very poor surface prep or you didn't remove all traces of paint/solvents/salt.

[darylive]

Penatrol and give it a day or two to dry properly

[docaster]

Penatrol and give it a day or two to dry properly

How does penatrol compare to tectyl?
Does penatrol bond ok to good galv?
I've found lanolin doesn't last.