VW used something like a heavy waxy/oily undercoating... I remember it
oozing out around trim pieces, side marker lamps, etc on hot summer
days.  This was in a '91 Jetta.  Anyone know if they used the same stuff
on Vanagons?

Allan

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:58 -0500, "Tom Hargrave" <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
> Your friend is right. Coating the inner panels with oil once a year is
> a trick we used to use in the 70s in western NY State. We did this to
> the beater cars we would drive in the winter. It works, but we used
> old engine oil and it was a real mess.
>
> For this to work, you have to drill access holes and drain holes to
> all boxed in areas. The access holes are to spray the oil in & the
> drain holes are for the water & excess oil to drain out.
>
> The down sides are - you are always dripping some oil somewhere and
> you will always have oil stains somewhere on the car body.
>