PROLAN COMES OUT ON TOP IN RUST PREVENTION TRIAL

We were delighted to see that the ever popular Classic Tractor Magazine recently featured our lanolin based Prolan products in an independent Testing Trial about rust prevention products.

The article tested and considered the effectiveness of both short and long-term treatments in a six month comparison trial. The tests were carried out using some worn cultivator points which are used in agricultural machinery to aerate soil prior to planting. These points were attached to a backing board for easy display. Each one was coated liberally with one of four different products  (including our Prolan Heavy and Prolan Light Grade) and then left outdoors in February 2023 for a six month period to compare how they rusted. A fifth cultivator point was used as the ‘control’ to show the level of corrosion that would occur on an untreated bare metal surface.

The six month trial took place outside during periods of snow, torrential rain and some of the extremely high temperatures experienced during the summer of 2023. A photographic record was made during the test period to illustrate how each of the rust prevention products faired over time.

The rust prevention products used in the trial were two types, products that offer long term protection and products that offer shorter term protection. Of the two short-term products (ACF50 from Lear Chemical Research and Witham Group Prolan Light Grade) Prolan Light (test 4) came out on top, with the least corrosion appearing on the cultivator point.

For the longer term prevention products, Prolan Heavy Grade (test 3) and Morris Ankor Wax performed to a similar level – however, the article points out that Prolan offers more size options, is environmentally friendly and fully biodegradable, water safe, unlike Ankor Wax which only comes in 5 litre cans and was described as ‘toxic’ with ‘several health and environmental warnings.’