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Rust is caused by oxygen combining with the metal, in this case iron and steel. The Acid in the cola strip off contaminants and increase the speed at which this process takes place. Acid also has oxygen in it and when it meets up with various other items it makes more oxygen available for the process. Oil protects by preventing oxygen from getting to the metal.

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