Thread: Is electronic rust protection worth getting

Nope - Total waste of cash...

Lanotec in the chassis etc and decent hose downs is more effective.

If your vehicle is a boat or hot water service, then yes.....

Agree a waste of the hard earned.

Lanolin based gear is good (navy uses it for corrosion prevention in helo's). I give the chassis hot spots and the door inners a belt of WD40 (would use Ballistol but 1) its pricey and 2) it stinks!!!).


aew849
02 130 TD5 DCPU
07 Disco 3 SE

I was wondering that myself a few years ago. Trawling the internet I came across a (US) laboratory trial of an electronic rust system where steel plates were placed in a saline medium and an electric current run through them for a few days. Some plates were raw, some painted and some covered in various rust preventitives. There were two of each plate, one being connected to the electronic rust prevention device. There were various differences depending upon the physical coating on the plates but, generally, there was no difference between the electronic protected plates and the painted/chemically treated plates. The only measurable difference was in the bare metal untreated plates where the one connected to the electronic rust protection device had corroded more than the unprotected one.

The bottom line with electric corrosion protection is that it requires the object to be totally immersed in an electrically conducting medium to work. A single drop of water has an electric potential between its edge and its centre, due to the difference in dissolved oxygen, which is why a drop leaves a rusty ring on bare steel as it evaporates. So buried water/sewer pipes, cooling system internals, boats and outboards, yes, a Landy no unless you drop it in the farm dam first.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Nope - Total waste of cash...

Lanotec in the chassis etc and decent hose downs is more effective.

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We use a Valvaline product called tectyl,it is very good,probably similar to lanotec.

Originally Posted by MIDDO

People,

I am looking at purchasing an electronic rust protection kit for my new 130, is it worth it, or not. Comments I have read are mostly negative, unless the vehicle is fully surrounded by water or sand, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Middo

Hi Middo,
The general consensus here would appear to be correct according to Dr. Karl.
I remembered him bringing this topic up a few years ago so have a read of this.
Car Rust and How to Stop It (Dr Karl Homework: ABC Science)

Cheers,
Paul.