Frame Rust Protection

Protect your frame — whether it’s your car, bike, motorcycle or even door frame — from rust for good with Lanoguard. Easy application, long-lasting defence, and total peace of mind.


Why Frames Rust — And Why You Need To Act

Frames are particularly vulnerable to rust. Whether it’s your car frame, bike frame, motorcycle frame, or even door frame, exposure to water, road salts, and moisture triggers oxidation — the start of the rusting process.

Once rust begins, it eats away at the metal, weakening the structure and putting safety at risk. For example:

  • Rust on car frames — especially on subframes like the Range Rover L322 Subframe — can compromise vehicle integrity.
  • Rust inside bike frames, including MTB, BMX or road bikes, weakens tubing and creates hidden dangers.
  • Rust on a motorcycle frame affects both appearance and long-term safety.
    Rust here can spread, cause door misalignment, and eventually require costly repairs.

If you’ve ever asked:

  • Is it safe to drive a car with a rusted frame?
  • How to remove rust off a bike frame?
  • How to get rid of rust on a motorcycle frame?

You’re in the right place. Let’s prevent, seal, and stop rust together.

How Lanoguard Protects Your Frame

Lanoguard isn’t just another rust treatment — it’s active rust prevention and arresting. Here’s how it works:

  • Creeps & Seals: Lanoguard seeps under existing surface rust and creates a hermetic seal, stopping oxygen and water reaching the metal beneath.
  • Stops Rust Spreading: While not a rust converter, Lanoguard arrests rust's development and over time, improves the surface as it pushes oxidation out.
  • Self-Healing & Flexible: Unlike paints or hard coatings, Lanoguard remains flexible and won’t crack, peel or trap moisture.
  • All-Weather Protection: Road salt, moisture, and grime simply don’t stick.
  • Safe on Electricals: Perfect for modern vehicles with complex wiring.
  • Clear Finish: Dries to a clean, slightly satin, wet-look finish.

Safe for use on steel frames, subframes, door frames, bike frames, and motorcycle frames.

Works brilliantly as a steel frame rust protector and rust inhibitor for car frames.

How to Apply Lanoguard to Frames

Preparation:

  1. Clean the surface: Remove loose dirt and flaky rust with a brush or pressure wash.
  2. Dry fully: Ensure the surface is fully dry before application.
  3. Surface check: For galvanised frames (e.g. some new chassis), allow 2 years of natural weathering before applying.

Application:

  • Spray Lanoguard onto the frame.
  • If on applying to a bike frame either spray and wipe over to remove excess orspray onto a mutton cloth and wipe on

Curing:

  • Avoid driving or heavy use for 24 hours to allow initial cure.
  • Day 0: Oily feel
  • Day 3: Soft finish
  • Day 7–10: Fully cured with a semi-satin finish, soft like a candle.

Common Rust Areas We Protect

  • Vehicle Frames (example cars, SUVs, vans, trucks, including VW Transporter)
  • Subframes (examples Range Rover L322 and others)
  • Bike Frames (including MTB, BMX, road, and crew frames)
  • Motorcycle Frames

Door Frames

Frame Rust Protection FAQs

If structural rust is severe, it can be unsafe. However, applying Lanoguard can arrest existing surface rust and prevent further deterioration, buying you time and preserving structural integrity.

Remove loose rust with a wire brush if jet washing does not remove all. Then apply Lanoguard to seal, protect, and stop further rust development.

Yes — but only after sufficient weathering (around 2 years) to allow oxidation layers to stabilise. Small galvanised fittings can be tested first before full application.

No — but it arrests and halts the spread of existing rust by sealing it off from moisture and oxygen.

Yes. Use our 360 Injector Wand to reach inside tubes and internal frame cavities for full protection.

Don’t let rust eat away at your pride and joy. Whether it’s your car, bike, motorcycle or door frame, Lanoguard makes protecting your frame simple, safe, and long-lasting. With easy application, self-healing properties, and powerful water-repelling technology, you can drive, ride, and enjoy with total peace of mind — whatever the weather throws at you.

General Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions and learn more about Lanoguard's products, applications, and benefits.

Moto Range is designed for all vehicles, bikes, trailers and machinery to name a few. It protects the whole vehicle underbody and chassis from rust, corrosion and electrolysis with a strong barrier coat. Find out more and see our Moto Range.

Marine Range is designed for boats and any machinery submerged in sea water. It protects from rust, corrosion and electrolysis the same as our Moto Range, but also contains marine growth inhibitors to stop barnacle build up on any equipment submerged in seawater. It is safe, non-toxic and marine ecology friendly. Some of its uses include on outboard and inboard motors including electrics, propellers and prop shafts and boat trailers. Find out more

Outdoor Range is a thinner formula, designed for metal, rubber, vinyl, wood, and almost all materials. It can be used on BBQs, sheds, fences and decking to name a few. It provides protection from corrosion, rust and waterproofs as wells preventing mould build-up in woods and vinyls due to it containing anti-fungal. Find out more

Lanoguard has been designed for yearly/seasonal applications. It should be topped up at least once a year to ensure continuous protection. Although due to the simple application process there’s no harm in doing an Autumn & Spring application! The product is broken down by UV, so the more it is exposed to sunlight the shorter its life span. Inside box sections or inner chassis for example, it will last longer.

The general rule of thumb is that a little Lanoguard goes a long way, 1.8L of moto spray per application. – is ample coverage for vehicles such as Land Rovers and Pick Up trucks any vehicles over this size we would recommend more than 2L. Click here to look at our range.

Preparation is very minimal - all you need to do is jet wash your vehicle removing any dirt and grime. Make sure you remove any flaking or loose bits of rust, paint or underseal. Sometimes a wire brush can be used if needed to remove flaking bits. Ensure the vehicle is dry before you apply Lanoguard – it doesn’t have to be bone dry, as Lanoguard will displace moisture to an extent, but ensure you do not apply to a dripping wet surface. See our how to apply page here.

Lanoguard is great for chassis with surface rust. It has a natural affinity to ferrous metals and will bond to the metal underneath any surface rust, it acts as a barrier by hermetically sealing to the surface keeping oxygen and water out - stopping any rust from developing further.

Yes, you most certainly can. Lanoguard works fine with almost all sprayers, compressors, and applicators. You may find that it uses slightly more product than our trigger sprayer applicators will, but you’ll still get a nice even coverage of Lanoguard which will protect well. We do have a range of sprayers and applicators available on our accessories page.

Lanoguard reaches its final state around 7 to 10 days after application. Day 0 it is “oily” day 3 “soft” and final state is dry to the touch, but you know something is there. Like a candle to feel. Maybe a little softer. It dries to a clear / transparent semi satin wet look and stays that way for some months eventually dulling a little. But always stays clear; and of course, you can jet wash it to clean it back to how it was when you put it on. It is best to not drive the vehicle for 24hours to let it get through the first part of the curing process.

Lanoguard is eco-friendly and has green non-hazardous certifications. It does not require special handling, protective clothing or disposable gloves, which all add to the carbon footprint of utilising a product that is hazardous. The primary ingredient of Lanoguard is Lanolin which is a very ecologically safe and sound base. In fact, an entire dam in New Zealand was moved down river on a base of Lanoguard marine grease which shows you how the river authority was not concerned about any toxins that would be left as a result.