A process and system to protect an apparatus such as parts, components, equipment, vehicles and the like from environmental effects such as corrosion or rust using the oil-based VCI and a water-based film. In one aspect of the disclosure, the water-based film can be applied on top of a layer of an oil-based VCI that has been applied on an apparatus such as a vehicle (described below). In other aspects of the disclosure, the oil-based VCI is mixed in with the water-based film and then applied on top of the apparatus. In still other aspect of the disclosure, the oil-based VCI is applied on top of a layer of water-based film that has been applied to the apparatus.