What is Mineral Spirits in Australia?

Hello All,'

Would a residual coating from lanolin or beeswax have a negative effect on the internal components of a gear box or an engine? For example, shafts, gears and bearings after the gear box or engine is reassembled?

Would the coating have to be removed during assembly to avoid contaminating the gear box or engine oil? Or would the residual be so minimal that it would not cause any harm to the oil?

Kind regards
Lionel

I can't see it having any detrimental effect at all in a gearbox. I would be a little cautious about it in any electrical equipment, and definitely do not use it on the internals of any fuel injection equipment. I can also see it causing issues with piston ring sealing if used on cylinder bores, and for similar concerns on the inside of any hydraulics (including auto boxes). In an engine, it could result in the formation of gums, so probably better not in the internals of an engine.

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,'

Would a residual coating from lanolin or beeswax have a negative effect on the internal components of a gear box or an engine? For example, shafts, gears and bearings after the gear box or engine is reassembled?

Would the coating have to be removed during assembly to avoid contaminating the gear box or engine oil? Or would the residual be so minimal that it would not cause any harm to the oil?

Kind regards
Lionel

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Put a combination of the gear oil and the lanolin/beeswax in a blender and see what the result is, you might come out with a quite interesting emulsion at the end.

I would thoroughly clean any residue like that off of the internal gearbox parts before assembling the gearbox again.

Mineral spirits, is closest to mineral turps in oz/nz and white sirits in the uk. My favourite rust proof mix is equal parts of diesel and atf, both have creep qualities to get into everywhere. But some lanolin mixed in will give a heavy residue

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

I have come across recipes for "Ed's Red" sourced from the gun fraternity. These recipes are from the USA and feature "Mineral Spirits". Are Mineral Spirits available in Australia? Are they called "Mineral Spirits or are they known by some other name? If so what?

One recipe for Ed's Red is:

1 part lanolin
5 parts mineral spirits
1 part ATF (automatic transmission fluid)

I checked online and apparently Mineral Spirits is not "Mineral Turps ... Turpentine. So there went that idea of mine! It is not Metho either.

I am looking for a rust prevention coating that can be made at home to treat things like nuts and bolts after they have been cleaned. Living in Bundaberg once metal is cleaned it gets a coating of surface rust very rapidly - even if it is stored in the shed. Some parts will be in storage for months before they are reassembled.

Another concern is whether once Ed's Red is cleaned off does it leave a residual layer that may cause problems when the metal surface is painted?

What other "home-grown" rust prevention coats do you use? What is your recipe?

Kind regards
Lionel

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