I purchased a tokarev pistol recently and it was loaded with cosmoline. I tried taking it down and cleaning it but can only get so far with disassembly of the gun. So I went back in my head days the summer I worked in a small engine repair shop. I remember brushing most of the grime off parts and dropping them in that can and pulling thin out later looking like a totaly different part. So I picked up a can at Walmart thinking I got this handled. I got it home and shook it up . When I opened it to put the parts in I noticed what looked like little metal flakes floating in it and it did not really have a strong smell either. It was also kind of dark and thick similar to slightly used motor oil best description I can come up with. Is this right? It just struck me as a little odd.