Date:         Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:56:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Peanut oil on exhaust system?
Comments: To: monte merrick <montemerrick@speakeasy.net>
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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
> >
>



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Jake
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