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Re: Restoration Tip - Really!

To: "JedPiper" <JedPiper@earthlink.net>, "MG List" <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Restoration Tip - Really!
From: syd saperstein <tcsyd@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 16:04:10 -0500 (CDT)
You left out the best part:  food will not stick to the parts treated with
PAM   SO you have that going for you too.
At 10:36 AM 8/26/97 -0500, JedPiper wrote:
>Hi Gang - 
>
>This tip was passed along to me recently by my father.  Believe it or not,
>he uses Pam cooking spray as a protective coating for chrome items and
>other metallic parts that he is storing for use in long-term restoration
>projects.  Evidently, once the spray has dried it forms a corrosion-proof
>seal on the surface to which it has been applied.  Dad says that he has had
>parts hanging in his shop for as long as two years that have been
>completely preserved using this unorthodox method.  He recommends using one
>of the new generation of citrus based degreasers for removal of the stuff
>as it is nearly impossible to remove with soap and water once dry.  Really!
>
>Please note that Dad earns his living repairing, restoring and re-selling
>antique british and vintage american motorcycles.
>
>- In response to an earlier query:  I believe that Frank Zappa died of
>intestinal/colon cancer.
>
>And...is anyone aware of any upcoming MG club events, car shows, or swap
>meets in southern Texas?  I'm new to the San Antonio area and would be
>interested in attending same.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jed
>76 MGB
>96 Ford Windstar
>85 BMW K100RS
>(When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather, not
>terrified and screaming, like his passenger)
>    
>
>
>


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