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-----Original Message----- From: John R. Jetty <jjetty@pahrump.com> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 12:51 Subject: exhaust oiling >> > A buddy of mine's dad does metal sculpture, and he turned me on to a >> > really good treatment to keep steel for rusting. He uses an actual >> > store-bought product, but showed me that wiping a HOT exhaust (run the >> > engine for 15 minutes or so) with some WD-40 or oil will cause the >metal >> > to turn black, and ultimately return to a "bare" metal appearance. >This >> > is best done on either an exhaust that is already rusted - after >> > cleaning it up with sandpaper or Scotch-Brite pads, or on a bare metal >> > exhaust. Obviously, be careful putting the stuff on the hot exhaust. >> > When my zooper beetle, Barney, had it's valve cover sealing issues, oil >> > dumped all over the single quiet pack muffler, and now it looks like >new >> > on one end, and rusted at the collector end, so I know it works with >> > regular oil too. >> > >> > Jake Kooser > >Ahh I was looking at my Heater boxes and where it got oil on it there is no >rust but up near where it bolts on to the heads there is light rust. > >So you could even before putting on your exhaust throw it into the oven at >say 200 and heat it up then oil it. I saw people do this to decorative metal >to help it from collecting dust( You gotta start watching Martha Stewart I >get alot of ideas from that show). > >So how often does his Dad or did his dad repeat the process???????? > >James > Like a stupid idiot I forgot to mention if you gonna try this please only use fresh oil.