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>
> They used to use Cosmolime on EVERYTHING when the cars were shipped
> from Japan because the marine environment would corrode different
> parts. I had a Toyota clutch cylinder fail because of this. Funny
> thing was, the car was covered with Cosmoline when it arrived at the
> dealer!



So was mine. But the coating isn't actually Cosmoline. Cosmoline melts very
readily in the sun, and is not suitable for coating a car that's left in
the weather.

When I saw my car for the first time in 1991, I was sorely disappointed.
Not only was there that lumpy, dull coating on it, but it was streaked with
dirt from weeks at sea. Looked pretty forlorn and drab. It had come off the
boat just a few days before.

The next week, when I took delivery, they had cleaned it all off, and the
car was absolutely transformed into a sparkling jewel.


--
Tegger