I cant stand cosmoline! It drives me nuts. My personal preference for springs would be powdercoat for sure but thats just my take on it.
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Dave C. Bolen <[email protected]> wrote: > Bert, > > I am pretty sure they had it listed by the quart(1 lb) also...I don't think > you are going to do much better than that for $14.45....after all it's not > going to ever go "bad" is it? > > If the melting point is between 140 and 170 degrees, I doubt that you are > ever going to spray it except with some special heated equipment..... > > Cheers, dave > > On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, Bert Knupp wrote: > >> Thanks, Dave, >> >> Actually, the company that makes Cosmoline Rust Veto (the original >> product) >> is still at it. But they'll only sell in industrial quantities: see >> http://www.schafco.com/cosmoline.asp . I'm mainly looking for a >> can-at-a-time retailer. >> >> Bert >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave C. Bolen >> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:36 PM >> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Cosmoline for seat frames >> >> Bert, >> >> As always, Google is your friend! >> >> http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=26344/Product/RUST_VETO >> >> By the gallon and the initial price looks quite reasonable. $34.95/gallon >> + shipping? >> >> I had remembered a buddy that is in to guns having a formula to make it, >> so >> just looked up...how to make it....and ended up at the URL above. >> >> I think painted rather than speayed would be better. >> >> >> Cheers, dave >> >> On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, Bert Knupp wrote: >> >>> Volks, >>> >>> The metal springs of our old beetles came coated with a flexible waxy >>> Cosmoline covering that did a pretty good job of preventing rust. In >>> getting the frames cleaned up and repainted, I usually end up damaging >>> and >>> partially removing some of this Cosmoline. >>> >>> I've found the Cosmoline Web site. Sadly, they won't sell spray cans of >> >> the >>> >>> stuff in quantities smaller than a case. A writer to one forum says that >>> Eastwood Heavy-duty Anti-rust is the same stuff. >>> >>> Anybody know where to find small quantities of Cosmoline at retail? Know >> >> of >>> >>> any more readily available products that do the same thing -- that is, a >>> flexible, waxy, permanent coating for seat springs? >>> >>> Bert Knupp >>> >>> |__n__ >>> (_____)º >>> (Ô\_|_/Ô) >>> ü ° ° ü >>> Polizeikäfer '70 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> vintagvw site list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >>> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature >> database 6267 (20110705) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
