

| Subject: | Re: Peanut oil on exhaust system? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:56:46 -0700 |
Look out for squirrels! On 4/23/07, monte merrick <montemerrick@speakeasy.net> wrote: > > why not just by pam or vegelene - spray it on with aerosol > > from an aesthetic POV (aroma) i think you have to go with sesame oil > or for cost's sake a peanut/sesame blend > > good luck > > monte > > If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore > it to > him though I drown myself. - henry thoreau > > On 23 Apr 2007, , at 21:59, Robert Fisher wrote: > > > The fumes would probably kill some poor kid with a peanut allergy... > > or an > > wandering elephant might show an unhealthy interest in your van. AFAIK > > the > > commonly-used cooking oil with the highest 'smoke point' is canola > > oil. You > > can get hand-held pump sprayers in the kitchen section at Wally-world > > or > > wherever for spraying cooking oil, if you really wanted to give that a > > go > > (the oil is too thick for regular garden sprayers generally) . Let us > > know > > how it works for you. : ) > > > > Cya, > > Robert > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 9:40 PM > > Subject: Peanut oil on exhaust system? > > > > > >> How about slathering a new exhaust system with peanut oil, every time > >> you drive it, until a coating, not unlike a black iron skillet, is > >> built > >> up? > >> > >> It may not do anything to protect the system but folks would surely be > >> impressed by the way your van smells when you drive by. > >> > >> Mike > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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