White lead is banned so what mixes with tallow??

[Pat Appleton]

White lead and tallow has been a wonderful traditional substance aboard sailing ships for ages, wiped over bare stays and backstays, used to fill holes in wood, smeared on deadeyes to make the lanyards slip thru' easier, etc, etc, AND! it didn't burn as much as Stockholm Tar when applied to hemorrhoids.
But alas, we can't use white lead on the rigging of the Polly Woodside, ( a 3 masted barque fully restored in Melbourne Australia) because lead is banned.

Brion's " Riggers Apprentice" mentions ANHYDROUS LANOLIN but can it be mixed with tallow ? And is there an "all white" lanolin that will allow the stays to be the traditional white colour ??? Any suggestions will be most appreciated as a substitute for white lead as long as it can be acquired by the 5 gallon or 44 gallon drum.
Thanks.
Pat Appleton.

[benz]

Contact Kirby's paints in New Bedford, Massachussetts. I know they had white lead until at least recently, and still makes Red Lead paint. Even if he doesn't normally make the white lead, he might mix up a batch since you want to buy such a quantity.
Good luck
Ben

[Brion Toss]

Hi,
As I understand it, white lead is simply illegal in Australia, so what he needs is an effective substitute. Any other ideas?
Fair leads,
Brion Toss