ʻO ka pepa kānana kaʻa kekahi o nā mea nui i hoʻohana ʻia i ka hana ʻana i nā kānana automotive, i ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka pepa kānana automotive, e komo pū ana me ka pepa kānana ea, ka pepa kānana ʻaila engine, a me ka pepa kānana wahie. He resin impregnated kānana pepa i hoʻohana ʻia i loko o nā ʻenekini puhi ahi e like me nā kaʻa, nā moku, a me nā tractors, e lawelawe ana ma ke ʻano he "māmā" o nā ʻenekini automotive e wehe i nā haumia i loko o ka ea, ka aila engine, a me ka wahie, e pale aku i ka lole a me nā waimaka o nā ʻāpana engine, a hoʻonui i ko lākou ola lawelawe. Me ka hoʻomohala wikiwiki ʻana o ka ʻoihana kaʻa kaʻa honua, ua ʻae ʻia nā pahu kānana pepa resin impregnated a ʻae ʻia e ka ʻoihana kānana kaʻa ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa ma ke ʻano he kānana.