We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk ;¬)"
saying something like:

My tip for these PITA inventions is compress them up then undo them and
coat the olive in a healthy dose of Fernox-LSX silicone or similar.

Or simply give them a smear of Boss White or similar before you do them
up in the first place.
--

Dave