brushing flushing etc since the rust preventive composition has the ability to adhere to metal surfaces it is only necessary to contact the metal with the composition to deposit a rust preventive effective coating the following examples illustrate the formulation and manner of use of the composition of this invention this example illustrates the preparation and use of the rust preventive composition in addition this example compares the composition of this invention to control compositions and compositions containing known rust preventive additives a steel paint panel approx 7 62 cm u00d7 12 7 cm was completely immersed in a rust preventive formulation the panel was allowed to drip dry for thirty minutes the panel was then laid flat in a container slightly larger than the panel and eighty milliliters of distilled water was poured into the container to completely cover the panel the container was allowed to stand at room temperature until all of the water evaporated the test panel was then examined and evaluated for rust formation sample a trixylyl phosphate fyrquel 220 product of stauffer chemical company 79 weight percent oil soluble calcium sulfonate detergent additive tergol 8bh product of shell chemical co 1 liquid polyolester a reaction product of pentaerythritol with c 7 and c 4 alkanoic acids base stock 874 product of.