Subject: Re: It's the yellow stuff that BMW sprayed onto the metal surfaces of engines to Author: scrh1 : member since November, 2005 : 254 posts Posted on: 2005-11-30 09:08:44

Yes, it will remove the cosmoline. It is also used in packing firearms in bulk for shipping / transport. In the past, a rifle was coated in cosmoline for shipping. It was taken apart and all metal surfaces would have to be cleaned by hand to remove the cosmoline ( time consuming and tedious). THe "quick" method was to dip the parts in kerosene and voila.....spotless rifle. It was then dried, cleaned and oiled. Now....kerosene is highly flammmable and not a very healthy substance to work with. If you have individual parts to clean, then I say dip them in a samll vat of kerosene. I can't condone using it as a surface cleaner unless you are 100% sure you are in a heat and spark / electrical free environment. Just my 2 cents. -RH

• Someone in one of the other forums mentioned kerosene as good for removing - davidc 2005-11-25 14:34:37 (363 views)
  • Re: Someone in one of the other forums mentioned kerosene as good for removing - stpete 2006-01-29 18:35:13 (318 views)
  • What is the Cosmoline??? (nt) - Rhett 2005-11-25 23:57:34 (379 views)
    • It's the yellow stuff that BMW sprayed onto the metal surfaces of engines to - davidc 2005-11-26 01:43:50 (375 views)
      • Re: It's the yellow stuff that BMW sprayed onto the metal surfaces of engines to - scrh1 2005-11-30 09:08:44 (398 views)