cosmoline

From the oil and cosmoline, it looked very much like guns of some kind had also been stored in the cellar.

The flames flared, and a few of them turned a cheery green from burning Cosmoline.

The Uzi reeked of cosmoline, but he drew comfort from the old familiar smell.

Entire vehicles can be preserved with cosmoline.

Wurst's own rifle barrel was so hot that cosmoline began to ooze from the wood stock.

For collectors, slamfires are more likely when the bolt still has remnants of cosmoline embedded in it.

The rifles are normally sold coated in the protective grease 'cosmoline' which needs to be cleaned out before the rifle is fired.

Cosmoline was also used to coat weapons, including entire tanks, for long sea voyages, as it prevented rust even in salty conditions.

Cosmoline is sometimes confused with creosote, which is commonly used to prevent rotting on wooden railroad ties.

He found patches of oil, thick stains of cosmoline, the marks of crates and packing cases.

Chemically, cosmoline is a homogeneous mixture of oily and waxy long-chain, non-polar hydrocarbons.

An additional method of cosmoline removal on new parts is to use a closed-cabinet parts washer that utilizes the power wash process.

Revision C military specification that covers the generic rust preventive known by the tradename "Cosmoline"

It was wrapped in greasy rags and slathered with lard-not as good as Cosmoline, but enough to keep it in working order.

Due to its gelatinous nature, cosmoline can be difficult to remove completely from firearms and, as such, is being extensively replaced with vacuum-pack PET film.

Removal of cosmoline with an aqueous parts washer requires high heat, the proper aqueous detergent and the correct hydraulic impact pressure.

Adapting the popular big-band tune Tangerine they would sing "Cosmoline...keeps my rifle clean."

Cosmoline melts at 113-125 F (45-52 C) and has a flash point of 365 F (185 C).

During Pacific island campaigns in World War II, the United States Marines sang a song about cosmoline.

At Bago, the men of the 28th were issued some old British Lee-Enfield rifles fully coated with Cosmoline.

When only temporary protection is needed for storage or transport, a thin layer of oil, grease, or a special mixture such as Cosmoline can be applied to an iron surface.

Many of the reported cases of slamfire in the SKS are quite likely in surplus examples that have not been properly cleaned of preservative cosmoline inside the firing pin channel.