On Sun, 2 Mar 2014 22:53:10 -0800,
wrote:


Might be they had to change it to meet current EPA standards.
I remember it as you do thick like roofing tar.

Hmm, don't think the stuff I cleaned off the bikes was real cosmoline
then. It was a whitish waxy coating that had obviously been sprayed on,
and was only applied to surfaces that might rust or corrode, though
sometimes painted surfaces got a bit of overspray.


Jon