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Rust-Removing Oil
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When metal rusts, oxidation converts its ferrous components into a brittle crust of iron oxide that can't be changed back into iron or steel, only chipped away or chemically transformed into black iron phosphatenote Technically, you can turn iron oxide into iron—that's how iron is produced from ore in the first place—but this requires heating it to extreme temperatures in a reducing furnace, which would completely destroy the rest of the item. In video games and some other works, this isn't necessarily true: often, it's a temporary inconvenience that can be set right with a bit of oil. It doesn't matter if the oil in question comes from a machine shop, a lamp, a kitchen pantry, or straight out of the ground. Rub or even just drip a bit of it onto a rusted lock, latch, or other metal gadget, and the device will immediately be restored to perfect working order, gleaming like new. In extreme cases, rusted-out holes and gaps will seal themselves, and even its paint job might be restored. Probably arises because people conflate oil's use in lubricating jammed or squeaky metal hinges with its use in protecting not-yet-rusted metals from corrosion. Variants in which other substances have an unrealistic restorative effect (e.g. ordinary shoe polish that miraculously repairs cracks and holes in leather) also exist. Very common in casual and inventory-based adventure games. |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_1644d026 | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_1644d026 | comment |
In King's Heir: Rise to the Throne, there are a few points where a rusted nail or bolt will be needed to hold something together. These rusted pieces can be retrieved by pouring some generic oil on them, returning them to their non-rusted state. | |
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| King's Heir: Rise to the Throne (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_19d0dcbb | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_19d0dcbb | comment |
Mystery Case Files. In Return to Ravenhearst, dripping oil on the rusty bolts of a culvert's grille instantly restores them, allowing the Master Detective to unbolt it with a wrench. | |
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| Mystery Case Files (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_1f170d5e | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_1f170d5e | comment |
In Ancient Domains of Mystery, there are potions called Oil of Rust Removal. When an item is dipped into it, rust will come off. | |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_2bbcacd9 | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_2bbcacd9 | comment |
In the Looney Tunes short "Robot Rabbit", Bugs Bunny is being chased by a robot, so he leads it under a sprinkler, leaving it completely rusted over. Elmer comes in with an oilcan and oils the joints, and suddenly all the rust fades away, leaving the robot good as new. | |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_2dcfb6cb | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_2dcfb6cb | comment |
In Nethack, a potion of oil can be used to remove rust from weapons and armor. | |
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| NetHack (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_816181cb | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_816181cb | comment |
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Dorothy and the Scarecrow come across a rusted tin statue and an oil can. They put two and two together to oil the statue, who is the Tin Woodman (here leave aside that real tin does not rust - and tin is commonly used to coat steel to prevent corrosion). | |
| Rust-Removing Oil / int_816181cb | featureApplicability |
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| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_855ada8a | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_855ada8a | comment |
The Babaloos: In “Slip-Sliding Away�, the Babaloos attempt to use some oil to de-rustify the Tools, who rusted up after falling in water. For extra nonsense points, the oil they try to use is suntan oil. | |
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| The Babaloos | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_8a1a376a | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_8a1a376a | comment |
In Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside, King the minecart is initially unable to transport Sam through the mines because his wheels are rusted to the tracks. Using the can of oil to clean up the rust will not only free him, but completely remove the rust as if it was never there. | |
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| Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_8bca03fd | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_8bca03fd | comment |
In Hugo's House of Horrors you come across a trapdoor but can't open it as the bolt is rusted shut. You need the oilcan from the shed to restore the bolt to open it up. | |
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| Hugo's House of Horrors (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_914ba844 | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_914ba844 | comment |
When the Tin Man first appears in The Wizard of Oz, the protagonists don't even realize he's sentient because he's so rusted that he can't even move. After a few quick squirts of oil onto his joints (and a brief scene of him stumbling around), he's practically as limber as any of them. | |
| Rust-Removing Oil / int_914ba844 | featureApplicability |
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| The Wizard of Oz | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_987ae286 | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_987ae286 | comment |
The "Rust-eze" commercial in Cars shows a can of the oil being waved in front of a rusty car's bumper and magically making it bright and shiny. Justified in that it's an In-Universe advert, and there's a disclaimer at the bottom saying "Actual results may take up to 36 weeks". | |
| Rust-Removing Oil / int_987ae286 | featureApplicability |
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| Cars | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_9aabc9b1 | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_9aabc9b1 | comment |
In The Wiz Dorothy and the Scarecrow come across an amusement park mechanical man who is rusted. They "slide some oil to [him]" which loosens his joints which lets him move, sing and dance. | |
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| The Wiz | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_bcadd7cb | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_bcadd7cb | comment |
Implied in Warhammer 40,000, where grot riggers are sent into the bowels of giant mechs and starships with nothing but rags, oilcans and wrenches to fix things. Ork technology relying as much on Clap Your Hands If You Believe as actual mechanical principles, it actually keeps the thousands of tons of rusty metal moving and firing. | |
| Rust-Removing Oil / int_bcadd7cb | featureApplicability |
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| Warhammer 40,000 (Tabletop Game) | hasFeature |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_cddb86b2 | type |
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| Rust-Removing Oil / int_cddb86b2 | comment |
In Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, a gadget called the Omnisoaker can be used to collect and spray oil onto rusty bolt cranks to make them work. | |
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| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Video Game) | hasFeature |
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