From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Promotional leaflet for 'OREL', a penetrating anti-squeak lubricant for motor car chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0103 | |
| Date | 1st March 1939 guessed | |
| "OREL"... a penetrating lubricant that works like lightning and stays put! As you know, ordinary petroleum lubricants are not satisfactory for lubricating rubber parts on the modern motor car. They swell rubber as well as definitely disintegrate it, eventually causing costly repairs and replacements. Squeaks from rubber parts may be temporarily eliminated by petroleum lubricants only to come shrieking back overnight. The result is customer dissatisfaction and eventually loss of business. "OREL" overcomes this difficulty. It is the result of du Pont chemists' painstaking search for a lubricant that is harmless to rubber yet one that quickly penetrates and efficiently lubricates rubber bearings and all metal-to-metal chassis bearings, keeping them alive and eliminating squeaks. "OREL" is a superior, entirely new lubricant which does not affect rubber in any way and which possesses such penetrating qualities that it goes where ordinary lubricants cannot reach. For this reason it is a perfect anti-squeak for all rubber-to-metal chassis parts; also effective for spring lubrication and other metal-to-metal contacts between the chassis and frame. "OREL" is not for use on body finish or in crankcase, transmission or differential, or pressure lubrication fittings. Use "OREL" for lubricating such places as ... 1) Bushings in Shock Absorber Arms 2) Spring Shackles 3) Sway eliminator bars 4) Motor and body mountings 5) Pads insulating springs from axles 6) Rubber insulations between spring leaves 7) Metal-to-metal contacts between the chassis and frame 8) Steering column rubber bushings 9) Fan Belts 10) Knee Action Units 11) Freeing sticky valves 12) Cleaning side walls of tires "OREL" penetrates where ordinary lubricants cannot reach "OREL" is an ideal ANTI-SQUEAK for all rubber parts and metal-to-metal chassis contacts | ||