Abstract: The invention relates to a protective coating for foundry implements which are in contact particularly with molten aluminium alloys, comprising from 10 to 60 weight parts of extraction oil obtained by deasphalting and dewaxing heavy oils left after the vacuum distillation of crude oil having a kinematic viscosity of from 37 to 53 mm.sup.2.sec..sup.-1 at 100.degree. C. and an open cup flash point of at least 285.degree. C.; further from 5 to 30 weight parts of a mixture of light and middle oils obtained by the vacuum distillation of crude oils having a flash point of at least 150.degree. C. and a viscosity of from 16 to 22 mm.sup.2.sec..sup.-1 at 50.degree. C., from one to 15 weight parts of graphite, or from 0.1 to 5 weight parts of wool fat, and from 0.1 to 3 weight parts of ethoxylated fatty alcohols having from 12 to 18 carbon atoms and from 10 to 20 ethylene oxide units in the molecule, the coating being characterized in that it additionally contains from 20 to 65 weight parts of titanium dioxide.