Ah thatās disappointing, i thought it stopped rust as well. Kinda feels like if you have to wipe it down after a ride with an oily rag, you might as well just oil it.
Yeah, I get that it doesnāt really seem like much of a reduction in faff, but I prefer 15 minutes faff once a month or so dunking the chain, and then one fewer steps post ride for the next few weeks. Rinse bike, run chain through rag, put bike away.
To be honest though, I donāt run Putoline for less faff, I run it because I genuinely think itās a better lube than any other, chain seems to run quieter and smoother without much input between bi-monthly dunkings, and Iāve seen for myself how much chain wear Putoline can mask, I guess because it packs out the gaps between rollers on the chain or something.