What makes INOX different to other water displacement type sprays?
INOX is made using a high grade machine oil base, contains no silicon, acid, kerosene or dieselene, whereas other good quality dewatering fluid type sprays are made using a kerosene or solvent base.
Is INOX safe to use?
Yes. INOX has no toxic additives, and is a non-irritant if it comes in contact with the skin. INOX MX3 holds a Kosher approval. This Certificate can be downloaded from this site or are available on request. For our Food Grade product for NSF-H1 Australia, USA and international please refer to MX3FG food grade formula. INOX will not harm metal points or surfaces, paints, enamels, fibreglass, formica or neoprene seals. INOX contains no carcinogens, halogens or allergens.
Why is INOX superior?
INOX will replace over 14 different products with just one can.
What are some of the most common everyday uses for INOX?
All domestic type use, Aluminium sliding doors & windows. door locks & hinges, garage roller doors, bicycle chains and cables, skate boards & roller blades, shower screens & curtain tracks, sewing machines, etc.
Can INOX be used as a polish?
Yes. INOX is good as furniture polish on polished timber surfaces. INOX will clean and polish stainless steel sinks (use a plastic 3m type cleaning pad). INOX will clean and polish fibreglass (use toweling or cheese cloth).
Why is INOX a better lubricant around the home?
INOX doesn’t gum up, become sticky or gooey, DOESN’T DRY OUT OR WASH OFF WITH WATER. Other WD type sprays because of their solvent base tend to evaporate quickly, where INOX because of its lubricating oil base will last much, much longer. INOX will keep door locks, hinges, sliding doors & windows, skate boards & roller blades, bike chains, garage roller doors, etc, working like new for months on end.
Why is INOX so good on fishing tackle?
INOX will keep fishing reels corrosion free and in good working order. INOX will not affect fishing lines, protect fishing rods, keeps hooks, swivels & lures corrosion free and in good condition. INOX will not dry out or wash off with water. INOX WILL NOT TAINT BAIT.
Can INOX be used on Sporting equipment?
INOX sporting applications include pistols, rifles & shotguns, golf clubs & buggies, motor bikes & BMX, Go Karts, boating (both power & sail), off road vehicles. Use INOX to clean, lubricate and protect the above.
Can INOX be used on power and hand tools?
INOX will keep all air and electric powered tools clean, corrosion free and well lubricated. INOX in the non-aerosol form can be sprayed directly into electric power tools to reduce bearing noise. Keep spanners, wrenches, planes, hammers, saws, etc, clean and in good working order. Use INOX on oil stones when sharpening chisels, plane blades and knives.
Can INOX be used around the yard and in the garden?
Yes. INOX can be used to lubricate and clean wheel barrow wheels, pruning shears, chain saws, garden tools, all lawn mowers and whipper snipper’s. INOX helps stop lawn clippings sticking to the underside of mowers. Use INOX to protect and lubricate children’s play equipment & swings, pool pumps, gate latches, locks and hinges. Cleans and protects TV & radio antennas.
What applications does INOX have in Marine?
Use INOX to lubricate & protect from corrosion, battery terminals, wiring, switches, lights, bilge pumps, outboard motors, alternators, starter motors, winch & control cables. Helps keep radios, radar, antennas and equipment free from corrosion. Lubricate sail tracks (will not stain sails), sliding hatches, locks & hinges. INOX STOPS ELECTROLYSIS.
Where can INOX be used on cars?
INOX lubricates and frees door locks & hinges, control cables & linkages, starts wet motors. Frees up nuts, bolts & parts frozen with rust and corrosion (exhaust manifolds & pipes, suspensions, etc). Cleans and polishes vinyl dashes and upholstery. Spray INOX across the front of the vehicle when travelling long distances at night in the country, it will make easier to remove the bugs & insects next day.
Can INOX be used as a penetrant?
INOX will readily penetrate and free up nuts, bolts, screws, threads, pins, bushes, bearings and parts from rust & corrosion and help keep them in good working order.
Does INOX have a commercial application?
INOX is used for the repair & servicing of air conditioners, office equipment, ride on mowers, chain saws, welders, woodworking & laminating machines, air & power tools, etc. INOX stops computer keyboards from sticking. Keeps electrical & electronic plugs, connectors, micro-switches, terminals, circuits, power boards, solenoids & switch gear free from corrosion and in good working order. Lubricates CPU fans (computers).
Does INOX have a farming application?
Use INOX to lubricate and protect from corrosion, PTO splines & couplings, Sprockets, chains, irrigation pump motors, windmill gears & linkages, electrical systems, starter motors, generators, alternators, relays, solenoids, battery terminals, shearing hand pieces, overhead gears & drive shafts, winches & cables. Frees up corrosion and rust frozen parts, track & blade bolts, exhaust systems, nuts, bolts, pins, bushes & bearings.
Does INOX have a transport application?
Use INOX to lubricate and protect air brake slack adjusters & linkages, roller doors, side curtain tracks, door locks & hinges, air and electric start motors, wiper motors & linkages, alternators and air horns. Use INOX to protect and give longer life to brake, tail & clearance lights, relays, battery terminals, solenoids, wiring, electrical and air hose connectors. Use INOX for repair and service work on fuel injectors and pumps.
Does INOX have an industrial application?
INOX is Food Grade approved, the Instrument of Approval is freely available on request. Use INOX to stop corrosion and give protection to cold room fan motors, electric forklift systems, switches, relays, solenoids, wiring & motors in high moisture areas. Lubricate and protect pneumatic systems & solenoid valves, factory roller doors, sea container latches & hinges. INOX is very good for cutting & milling Aluminium, stops tool chatter. Use INOX for tapping & thread cutting. Protects blow moulds, dies and printing plates.
Hi – I have many commercial weight machines – large weight stacks that run on stainless steel guide rods. Have tried a few diff products over years. Will give your mx3 a try – just wondering if there was one of your other products that may be better for this particular application? or is the mx3 the right one?
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the enquiry!
I would recommend the INOX MX5 Plus, this contains PTFE and is excellent in high loads applications, it has no odour and is food grade!
I hope this helps.
Regards – INOX Team
Hello, I have been trying for some years to free up the buttonhole lever on my Bernina 730 sewing machine. Today I tried spraying with Inox and heating with a hairdryer. Eureka! After about one hour soaking in Inox and a good heating with the dryer, I now have a good-as-new buttonholer. Thank you for a useful and efficient product.
Regards
Jean
Hi Jean,
Thanks for the positive feedback.
Regards – INOX Team
It’s Australian owned and made… And it’s THE BEST!
I still don’t understand why people choose to use anything else.
Thanks for an awesome product/range of products.
😀
Hi Aaron,
Thanks for the support and the positive feedback!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!
Regards – INOX Team
I have been testing Inox as an oil flush. I first tried it in my 20 year old mower that has been getting very smoky. I assumed that it probably needed new rings, but then I thought maybe the rings are just gummed up and stuck. So I added about 30-40ml of mx3 to the oil and then let my mower idle for 10 minutes or so. I then drained the oil and replaced it. I’m happy to say that the mower runs clean again. I can only assume the rings have freed up or maybe the engine just needed a good flush out. Either way it worked.
So next I tried it in my diesel Patrol. I did this a little differently. First I drained the oil, and replaced it with some cheap oil (only used about 5l instead of the usual 8), and then added 200ml or so of mx3. Then I just let the engine idle for about half an hour. Once cool enough I drained the oil again. It came out black and ugly and thick. Then I replaced the filter and oil. I checked the oil a week later and it still looks completely clean, like new oil does, so I would say the Mx3 did a great job of cleaning all the muck out of the Patrol as well, hopefully loosening up all the rings etc as well. So I have to say I am pretty impressed with the cleaning abilities of the mx3. I used this oil, rather than wd40 etc as it has the better lubricating properties and I didn’t want to risk damaging bearings etc by using something that is not as good a lubricant.
Thanks Inox. Great product.
Hi Paul,
This is awesome! Definitely an application we haven’t had feedback on before!
Thanks a bunch Paul!
Regards – INOX Team
Can paint be applied over MX3
Yes you can paint over MX3 however, you will need to use an oil based paint and it is recommended that you wipe off any excess of the INOX beforehand.
Regards – INOX Team
Just cleaned my SIG P226 after a day at the range with Inox and I am astounded how quickly it broke up heavy carbon deposits. Simply an excellent poroduct!!
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for the positive feedback, we love hearing customers stories of how our products have helped them.
Regards – INOX Team
I am a radio yacht sailor having problem with the electronic and wire contacts being corroded by marine (salt) water. Can Inox mx3 help??
Hi Benson,
INOX MX3 is perfect for this application and we have had a bunch of positive feedback in regards to the same problem.
Regards – INOX Team
Have you had any feedback about whether MX3 the best product for use on Slot cars?
Thank you
Hi Ez,
INOX MX3 is commonly used in this application with great results.
Regards – INOX Team
Well shaken, most pleased to discover than INOX MX3 has significantly reduced the visibility of unsightly water staining on a shower screen in a rental property (tenant had been there 5 years). Nice!
Hello,
Thanks for the feedback, glad we could help you out!
Regards – INOX Team
Have been using mx3 to help free stuck valves in automatic transmission valvebodies
Works great
Hi Aaron,
Thanks for the feedback, we love hearing where you use the INOX products and its great to see you’re getting positive results .
Thanks again.
Regards – INOX Team
Does inox 3 affect timber, eg, gunstocks? thanks.
Good Morning Paul
Gun stocks are usually sealed so inox will not effect your Gun Stock.
Regards The INOX Team
The Bunnings website says that they are no longer stocking inox.
Surely that can’t be correct
Good Morning Mike
No, this is not current Bunning still has MX3 and MX4 Aerosol Cans
Regards The INOX Team
Just bought a can of Inox mx3 and want to use the plastic nozzle on the top for a more precise use. Why is it so difficult to screw in? This seems like the dummest question, but it will not insert!
Good Morning Faye
It is a little tricky and a tight fit so it does not fall out when spraying, if you place the other end against the palm of your hand, holding the tube with your thumb and finger and give it a twist back and forth while you push it into the nozzle, it will go in.
Regards The INOX Team
Hi,
We are new into boating and looking at the best products to protect our new pride and joy.
I’m just a little confused between MX3 and MX4.
Can you please tell me what i should be using to spray an outboard boat motor under the cover. I hear the rubbers may be affected with long term use. Should and can I spray all areas with mx3 or mx4?
Why should I spray the boat steel trailer and all bolts with? Can I spray the motors cover as well?
Hi Simon
MX4 is what is used in Marine environments on external areas of boats , trailers, winches, bolts as it has also lanolin which gives an added protection. MX3 is used where you do not want a lanolin cover, on electronic components and more delicate areas.
MX3 can affect Natural rubber over a long period of time as natural rubber is pourous, similar to how oil will soak into pavers if they are not sealed, this will soften the rubber slowly. If you want to protect your motor you can spray MX3 making sure you wipe any excess oil from any rubber hoses, this will eliminate it soaking in. This will not affect synthetic rubbers such as viton rubber. Use a cloth and wipe it over the motor and inside the cover it can also be wiped over the outside of the motor which will keep it shining and water resistant until your next wash.
both the MX3 and MX4 protect from electrolysis.
Hi,
Could Inox MX3 be used for lubricating potentiometers like volume controls on electronic devices?
How it reacts to carbon-based sliding surfaces?
Thanks
Zoltan
Good Morning Zoltan
MX3 will not affect Electronics so yes it can be used to lubricate components.
You will need to give me more information on the application referring to carbon based sliding surfaces ? but since most machine element applications require lubrication, carbon based sliding surfaces will perform well also with lubricated contact. The inherent low friction and high wear resistance of the coating is benefited by the use of a lubricant, non lubrication can lead to scuffing and fine polish wear in un-lubricated slide contacts. but in these cases it is over a long operation time.
can Inox MX3 be used to lubricate bike suspension I’ve heard that it can damage rubber
Good Morning Jacob
If the rubber on your bike is natural rubber and not synthetic, like all oils it will soften rubber overtime as the rubber is porous. Use it sparingly if this is the case but if your talking about viton rubber then this will be fine as it is synthetic.
will Inox MX3 dissolve/brake down the grease inside bike suspension
Good Morning Jacob
not this will not break down grease as it is not solvent based.
I have used Inox MX3 for many years to protect the ways of my lathe and also my model engines.
When people ask me why I just tell them “have you ever seen a rusty sheep”
MX3 also is a great cutting fluid for machining aluminium alloys.
Regards * danny *
Good Morning Danny
thank you for your email it is great to here you enjoy our aussie products, and hear about the application you use this on . Very amusing analogy 🙂
Kind Regards Inox Lubricant Team mates
Hey guys, I am a marine engineer and have been using your product since it first came out, 1989?? I have many other converts, we only buy by the 5 L. Did you know it it as good as or better than “Armour All” on plastics and it smell ‘OK’. “Should’ve used Inox” is one of my catchphrases. I also own an Oyster farm where we use your products extensively.
Keep up the good work.
Hi Matt
The information you have provided is great, what do you use our products on at your oyster farm, have your also tried our MX4 Lanolin lubricant for marine applications?
Thank you for your email Kind Regards Inox Lubricant Team
I am a bit confused with one of the said properties ie. non-conductive, yet it is listed to be applied on small contact points inside electrical plugs ?
I wish to use it in the strobe port of an underwater camera, that also has rubber O Rings. So electrical conduction is a requirement here, so does my requirement fit with the use of Inox ?
Good Morning thank you for your enquiry, the lubricant is non conductive , this will not stop however an electricity plug from working it means the liquid will not conduct and will stop corrosion.
You may want to use the MX6 rubber grease for your application in the underwater camera , if the rubber is neoprene or Viton (synthetic rubber) the MX3 will not affect it but will on natural rubbers.
please check your camera recommendations, usually they will ask for a grease to be applied.
Kind Regards The Inox Lubricant Team
Can this product be used on black kitchen laminate/formica doors and drawers to help prevent fingerprints and marks?
Not really as any oil base product will leave a thin coating which will still show up finger prints, you can use it to polish items but its main purpose is as a Rust preventative Lubricant, great for using on your hinges and squeaking doors
regards the inox team
heyhey,
Loving MX3 and use it way to often but was wondering if it contains any PFAS such as PFOA, GENX or PTFE?
Thanks!
Regards,
George
Good Morning George
No MX3 does not contains these our MX5 Lubricant MX6 Grease and MX8 Grease contain PTFE
regards Inox Lubricant Team