Rust and corrosion are factors of major economic importance costing industry and consumers abnormal expenses. This unwanted expenditure can be curtailed/eliminated markedly through the use of petroleum based temporary rust and corrosion preventives.
Various protective measures like alloying, plating, painting, etc are used by the engineering industry to prevent metals from the effects of corrosion. While the measures indicated above are of a permanent / semi permanent nature, petroleum based rust preventives find wide application for temporary corrosion protection during storage and transportation.
Rustop grades have been selectively formulated for various applications and offer the following advantages.