Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:36:08 +0100 From: "Alan Buckingham" <alanbnopsamb.swinternet.co.uk> Subject: Re: Rust Control?
David, I'd be very wary about such a method. Although your a right about the benefits of this method there is a big downside: used engine oil is a proven carcinogen. That's why this treatment is rarely spoken about these days. Alan. David M. Arnold <darnoldnopsampc.com> wrote in message news:7sruj1$7ok$1nopsam1.deja.com... > I remember, years ago, reading about a technique > for rust control: You take some used crankcase > oil, mix it with some diesel fuel, put it into > a compressed air sprayer and spray the inner seams > of the body. The treatment had to be repeated > 2-4 times a year. > > The advantage of this over conventional rust > control is the diesel fuel thinned out the oil > so it penetrated into crevices in the welds better > than conventional rustproofing like Ziebart. It > also had the ability (it says here) of stopping, > or at least slowing, rust that had gotten started. > > The obvious disadvantages are the mess and the > smell, but these should be relatively short-lived. > > The reason I'm bringing this up is that I'm tempted > to try this on our '79 900GLE as a preservative, > an Automotive Oil of Olay so to speak. I'd use > it in particular around the inside of the front > wheel wells, which seem to take it hard here in > the deservedly-named Rust Belt. > > Has anyone else heard of this approach or had any > related experience? > --dma > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
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