FLUID FILM WRN-EP (WIRE ROPE DRESSING- Open gear lubricant, extreme pressure)
WRN-EP is an approved conservation product for cables, wire ropes, drums, block sheaves and all other kind of standing and running rigging. Its components include additives against extreme pressure to improve the gliding character of the surface wires and strands. The penetration is so good that it infuses rust, covers the individual wires of the outside strands with a protecting coat, penetrates the internal lubrication of the rope. The conservation stays flexible in the temperature range of - 45°C up to + 96°C.
WRN-EP displaces moisture, can be applied on a solid rust surface. It does not dry out, but the film is extremely resistant against wash-off. FLUID FILM Wire Rope Dressing may be applied using a leather or lambs wool glove. When a considerable length of wire is to be lubricated we recommend the use of the MASTO wire rope lubricator, which allows a continuos application of WRN-EP or WRO-EP, while the rope is in operation, giving a complete internal filling of the rope.
Another method is to form a cone of leather about 60 cm long and 15 cm in diameter at the base. Both base and apex are left open, and the wire rope passed through the apex, which is tightly lashed around the wire with marline for about six inches. FLUID FILM is applied to the wire with a rag; the leather cone is then dragged along the wire (or vice versa), so that the excess is scraped off into the cone, the remainder being well worked into the rope crevice. The amount of material left on the wire can be regulated by adjusting the marlin lashing. Too heavy an application not only wastes material but also can result in throw-off, particularly on running cable.
The product is available in 20 ltr. pails.