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Old November 18th 08, 09:49 PM posted to rec.autos.misc
C. E. White[_1_]
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" krp" > wrote in message
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> Oddly - Texaco had a product many years ago to undercoat cars with.
> It never hardened, and cars with it didn't rust. It was a compound
> Texaco developed for WW-2 and shipping jeeps and trucks.


Are you talking about Cosmoline?

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmoline ?

It is not permanent in any meaningful way. If exposed to the
environment it has to be constantly renewed.

Ed


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Old November 19th 08, 12:07 AM posted to rec.autos.misc
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"C. E. White" > wrote in message
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>> Oddly - Texaco had a product many years ago to undercoat cars with. It
>> never hardened, and cars with it didn't rust. It was a compound Texaco
>> developed for WW-2 and shipping jeeps and trucks.

>
> Are you talking about Cosmoline?



Nope something proprietary to Texaco.


 




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