Where do you get it? Does it work in a parts cleaner?
-----Original Message-----
From: Walt Goddard <waltcpa@sierra.net>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, September 15, 2000 1:42 PM
Subject: Solvent/gloves
>
>I have found a very good solvent that is water soluble, non-toxic, not
>flammable (in liquid form), bio-degradable, etc. It's called Citrol
>and is put out by Schaeffer (SP?) from Missouri. The local mines use
>it extensively.
>
>The spray is flammable due mostly to the propellant. I put some of
>the liquid in a cup and tried to light it with a match and couldn't.
>The 5 gal bucket is about $ 90, but I diluted mine 12 to 1 with water
>and it works well on greasy auto parts. They say you can dilute to 20
>to 1 but I suspect that would be pretty weak.
>Very pungent odor of citrus, but not overwhelming at all and not
>toxic. Don't need gloves but use the latex ones anyway. Bonus is
>automatic hand cleaner that rinses off with water.
>
>Anyone else use this?
>
>Walt Goddard
>waltcpa@sierra.net
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>
>To: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
>Cc: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:59 PM
>Subject: Re: Fancy mechanic's gloves
>
>
>>
>> On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Brian Kemp wrote:
>>
>> :
>> :I just keep a container of GoJo hand cleaner around and forget the
>gloves for
>> :most of the dirty stuff. If I'm working on something rusty or
>rough, I just use
>> :a pair of 99 cent (or $1.50 if not in a multi-pack) leather work
>gloves.
>> :
>>
>> This is more or less what I do, grease looks good under fingernails!
>If
>> I'm going to get nasty chemicals on my hands, like parts washer
>solvent
>> or brake cleaner or something, I wear nitrile gloves. They resist
>the
>> solvents I come in contact with, and they don't make me break out,
>like
>> lytex gloves do.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
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