I had an old 49 Dodge PU that I would just "paint" once a month with Diesel fuel. The cab was crushed by a huge pine tree 25 years ago. Last week I went down back looking for something to put on the back of my 36 to replace the dump body and dug out the bed. Aside the wood being long gone the Orig. paint and bed were just as they were back then. Here's a picture
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/chiefbobber/36010a.jpg.I'm sure it isn't a real Green thing to do, but it did preserve the metal and the paint. It was something an old farmer I worked for used to do.
