Thread: What's The Active Ingredient in INOX MX3 Lubricant/AntiCorrosive

i'd say its Lanolin
most of their stuff is based around that

Lanolin with a carrier few other things no doubt mixed in as well.

As with all of this stuff it depends on the application just to say is it good for corrosion I would have no doubt but if your close to the sea you may have to apply it more often then say if you were out west, give them a call I am sure they have some testimonials and a support line if they are any good.

Mike
I do not know what the MX3 is, however I have been using Inox for a few years & find it very good.
I use it on all my tools for corrosion resistance including a lot of my precision cast iron woodworking planes as well as metalworking machinery & tools.
It seems to leave an oily coating on surfaces & for me its just been a total winner.
Aside from the normal uses I have found it works well on leather pump cup washers. I have a number of Coleman pressure lamps & the old kero blowlamps. Once I used the traditional "Neatsfoot" Animal Oil on these leathers cups, but found it tended to get gummy with time.
The Inox seems to work well & keeps these leathers supple & lubricated.
I noticed the Inox does not have any petroleum products in it.
regards
Bruce

I stopped using it as a corrosion inhibitor on bright shiny machines surfaces as over time it dries and turns into a dark varnish like material that only comes off with a lot of elbow grease....

It stops the rust though and is hard to beat if you can put up with the dried material...

Haven't used it myself but lanolin has a very distinctive odour, familiar to anyone who has been around shearing sheds.
If it's not mineral (petroleum) based it must be animal or vegetable.

Automatic transmission fluid is a good penetrant for rusty bits . MIKE

I heard it was a product or arrested or interrupted fermentation, you can make certain solvents like ethanol, acetone, propanol and other solvents through fermentation. Stopping the ferment through cold or chemically would give some intermediate chemical.

I use a home made lubricant (for resizing brass for reloading) using a mix of lanolin (from the chemist) and metho (1:5 to 1:10). Also works great as a rust inhibitor.

Put it in a trigger spay bottle for easy application.