Prolan proving a protection plus

Prolan’ s new lanolin ‘Extreme’ product is proving to be a successful natural rust protection solution for some of the toughest testing grounds around, for protection of equipment and machinery exposed to fertiliser, sand, salt and mud.

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Ashburton Fertiliser Company Green Fertiliser Spreading says, “It’s fantastic! I always had an A+ rating at the vehicle testing station without it. Now they want to give me a higher rating,” Mr Greening said.

The ‘Extreme’ product is a new product in the Prolan product range – manufactured in New Zealand using sheep’s wool lanolin. This product was initially developed for the Danish offshore turbine windmill industry as a long-term natural rust protection with a less tacky finish.

The ‘Extreme’ has proved itself as once applied it stays on and protects in harsh environments, reducing maintenance costs and at the same time it ticks the boxes for environmentally friendliness.

Closer to home in New Zealand the product has proved successful in the fight against corrosion for the 90-mile beach Spat farming industry. Loaders are coated to prevent corrosion from a harsh salt-water environment. Vehicles can be water blasted with cold water after the vehicle has been exposed to beach conditions and the Prolan product stays on.

Operators recommend a Prolan coating as a crucial part of their maintenance programme, reducing downtime in maintenance and component replacement -with improved

WOF and COF pass rates and resale value on machinery.

Where the environment is harsh on gear rust is an ever-present problem. Prolan is effective in shutting off the supply of oxygen to a surface. It can be used on areas where existing rust is present and it prevents it going any further.

The preparation time is minimal – the surface needs to be clean and dry. For example, a used vehicle chassis may require a quick waterblast and wire brush over flaky rust and the Prolan can then be applied straight over the surface.

Prolan ‘Extreme’ is perfect as a coating for vehicle chassis – 4WDs, trucks, motorhomes, loaders, fertiliser spreaders; horticultural tractors spray equipment, bridges or marine applications.

The product is easily applied using a trigger pack, airless spray gun or garden sprayer – for smaller areas, it is also available in an aerosol form. A 1 litre of Prolan covers 8-10 square metres – so a 4 litre tin will cater for a 5m truck chassis.

Prolan – Made in NZ by Kiwis using a by-product of the wool industry. Adding extra value to an already environmentally friendly product with multiple benefits. Try ‘Sheep n a can’ today.