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Subject:Re: Lanolinl for rust proofing
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:44:07 -0800

As a matter of fact I have/do...got a tin of it right in
front of me.

Listen up Ben T!

Good for "Bunches, caked bags, cuts, sore teats, chapping and inflammation"

The 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate (0.3%) helps to kill bacteria, but the effect
of that compound on rust is unclear to me :)

Yes, it is a petroleum jelly/lanolin base.

Alistair

> From: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@earthlink.net>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:11:47 -0700
> To: Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca>, "Vanagon (Gnarlodious)"
> <Vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Lanolinl for rust proofing
>
> Entity Alistair Bell spoke thus:
>
>> As an aside, I found one source stating that the much venerated "Cosmolene"
>> was a mixture of petroleum jelly and lanolin.
> Didn't you ever use Bag Balm?
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
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