seems there was a tv show about military trickery to make the enemy think we had more equipment----one of the tricks was to repaint war planes often to make it look like new squadrons-----planes would be painted out on the field---cockpit gaskets were coated with vasoline so they didnt have to be taped off---time was of the essence and the added benefit was the gaskets lasted longer.....
Had vehicles repainted in 1996 in the Army. My section chief told us to put grease on the lights and lenses so we didn't have to spend time taping them off.
