Date:         Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:29:52 -0700
Reply-To:     monte merrick <montemerrick@SPEAKEASY.NET>
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From:         monte merrick <montemerrick@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Peanut oil on exhaust system?
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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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
>