In a message of , Paul Lee (1:143/1300) writes: 
 PL>I have read in some tech literature that polarized oil often contains a
 PL>small amount of water (I recall this is to better mix with the moisture
 PL>left on the gun metal and break down its surface tension). Is this true?
 Any water which is in there has been picked up from ambient air and was
 not added in manufacture.
 PL>This is only for my own knowledge, since I use your mixture mostly for
 PL>both cleaning and anti-rusting.  Could not help notice that you even
 PL>have Ed's Pink, the result of ER + ... water! Thx.
 Water doesn't stay mixed in ER without addition of an emulsifier.
 
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