Corrosion inhibiting method and composition

Claim 1

A RUST INHIBITING COATING COMPOSITION CHARACTERIZED BY THE ABILITY TO PREVENT RUSTING OF AREAS ON SALT QUENCHED STEEL ARTICLES WHICH ARE ENCRUSTED WITH RESIDUAL SALT, SAID COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 44-58% BY WEIGHT OF LIGHT VOLATILE PETROLEUM SOLVENT, THE BALANCE BEING A MIXTURE OF A RUST INHIBITING COMPOUND, PETROLATUM AND SOLUBLE OIL, SAID MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CORROSION INHIBITING AMOUNT UP TO 3% BY WEIGHT OF AT LEAST ONE RUST INHIBITING COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BUTYL STEARATE, ALUMINUM STEARATE AND SODIUM CHROMATE DECAHYDRATE, 27-39% BY WEIGHT OF PETROLATUM AND 60-72% BY WEIGHT OF A SOLUBLE OIL, SAID SOLUBLE OIL HAVING AS ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS 60-75% BY WEIGHT OF LUBRICATING OIL, 14-18% BY WEIGHT OF SODIUM SULFONATE DERIVED FROM TREATING MINERAL LUBRICATING OIL WITH SULFURIC ACID AND CAUSTIC SODA, ROSIN SOAP DERIVED FROM TREATING WITH CAUSTIC SODA 3-5% BY WEIGHT OF GUM ROSIN BASED ON SAID SOLUBLE OIL, SODIUM NAPHTHENATE DERIVED FROM TREATING WITH CAUSTIC SODA 6-8% BY WEIGHT OF NAPHTHENIC ACID BASED ON SAID SOLUBLE OIL AND AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT UP TO ABOUT 1% BY WEIGHT OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER.