Whilst it is important to know that chlorinated paraffin is a highly corrosive substance used as an additive in engine oils, lubricants and greases in domestic, commercial and industrial products. It is equally important to understand and remember that it is the patented formula, engineering and nano-technological process used in the making of Prolong Products what makes the corrosive substances, non-corrosive.

From door hinges to vehicle and plant machinery to aviation - read on to find out how Prolong loves to protect your machine whilst saving you hundreds and even thousands of £’s, $’s, €’s from 2 other ‘metal menaces’- friction and heat.

The conventional role of lubricants has been to disperse heat, transport the ‘wear metals’ (broken off peaks of the metal surface at a microscopic level) away from the surface, and providing a separating layer of oil to reduce friction.

However, these worn out pieces of metal are free to circulate round the combustion engine, gearbox, bearing housing, including commercial and industrial equipment, creating further wear.

With advancements in nano technology it is now possible to, rather than treat the symptoms of friction, find a cure instead…
Prolong AFMT (ANTI-FRICTION METAL TREATMENT).

Essentially, the ionic charged particles in Prolong molecularly bonds to the metal surface, creating one layer molecule thick with a film strength in excess of 220,000 psi (compared to 5,000 psi of synthetics).

As the film strength is in excess of any pressure that can be applied within an internal combustion engine the result is that, rather than the metal surface having it’s peaks and valleys being ground off, creating ‘wear metals’ free to cause more damage, they are instead compressed down, smoothen, hardening the surface, in turn reducing heat, friction and all negative aspects associated with moving parts.

Prolong AFMT+

Is a highly specialised, high technology lubricant in the classification commonly known as ‘extreme-pressure property lubricants’ (EP agents). Originally, a form of this lubricant was developed for air-cooled aircraft engines and for use in metal removal process with machine tools in the hard-metals class. It is formulated by chemically treating paraffin-based hydrocarbons, which are, within themselves, extremely good lubricants that are capable of withstanding relatively high temperatures and pressures. Prolong AFMT+ is specifically engineered to dramatically reduce friction at the point of metal to metal contact.

Prolong AFMT+ is in a beneficial way changing the surface properties of the metal surface, the paraffin begin to do their part in increasing the ‘slipperiness’ between the surfaces. In effect, they are aiding the host oil in maintaining, as much as possible, the hydrodynamic fluid film between these smoother metal surfaces. Paraffin under heated conditions, are extremely strong hydrocarbons that are resistant to film shear and vaporization. They are capable of maintaining a state, somewhere between a liquid and a gas under high temperatures and pressures and therefore, more capable as high film strength lubricants.

Imagine having a smoother surface protected by, (as a bonus), very strong slippery molecules of paraffin. Most oil companies remove the majority of waxes from crude oil during the refining process as waxes congeal at low temperatures restricting the flow of lubricants and can also react negatively with some of the additives and chemical agents added to lubricants. PROLONG has found a way to introduce these paraffin into high temperature systems without creating negative chemical reactions. The net result is more ‘slippery’ oil.

Prolong ‘AFMT+’ contains certain proprietary dispersants whose primary functions are to assist in the process of treating the metal by cleaning your engine or other mechanisms. The more contaminants there are in your engine or equipment, such as carbon, sludge, varnishes, etc., the less efficient your engine performance. Prolong’s patented formula breaks up these contaminants in your oil, helps remove them from surfaces they have adhered to, and suspends them in the engine oil. By doing so (as you change your oil) you eliminate the sludge that ‘reduces’ the efficiency of your engine.

Prolong ‘AFMT+’ contain a powerful and effective blend of anti-oxidants that assist in keeping lubricants free from acid build up. As lubricants are subjected to oil shear, pressure and heat in the presence of oxygen, moisture and chemical by-products, acids begin to form, which then leads to corrosive action on metal parts. By reducing the internal heat generated in engines and equipment via reduced friction, Prolong AFMT+ helps to retard the oxidation process. As a safety measure, we have added these oxidation inhibitors to this unique product to assist and enhance the inhibitors already contained in your lubricant. It is important to recognize that oxidized oil is a poor lubricant and can actually increase friction, internal to the mechanism due to what is referred to as 'fluid friction' or 'oil resistance'.