[GreenKeys] Cleaning stuff, etc..

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A friend of mine works for safety Kleen, and I asked him one day if I could 
purchase 5 or 10 gallons of the stuff they vend to their own rental machines.
 
at the time, he was a new hire, and did not wish to bend company protocol ... 
and politely apologized, and was not able to help me out ... but he mentioned 
a work around as the local petroleum product jobber I have an account with (I 
purchase red farm and ranch diesel with no road tax included, it saves 75 
cents per gallon at this jobber, they deliver 1000 gallons to my overhead tank)
 
He told me to ask for "Stoddard Solvent" they have a pump for this product, 
and it runs about the same price as standard diesel.  The pitch seems to be 
that this product is not volatile, and does not support combustion.  I have 
purchased it and used it in a solvent tank with associated pump, etc., works OK, 
and yes, it seems hygroscopic, as it drives the moisture out of your hands if 
you do not use gloves, I can only assume that it is like WD-40, and drives into 
your lower layers of skin as well.  Probably hard on your kidneys who knows.
 
I do know that the Tri-Chloretheylene, commonly called "Troche" and perhaps 
used by the dry cleaners, is not trust worthy of your health.  the old Carbon 
tetrachloride was a killer as well.
 
My preference is to remove the platen, motor, and rubber items completely, 
and soak anything mechanical in Kerosene (#1 Diesel,) or # 2 diesel (standard hi 
test clear diesel) over night or for a week.  allow the item to drip dry via 
a grill or refrigerator rak placed upon the solvent container, and then 
lightly blow dry, then allow the item to sit on rags up side down till completely 
free of the diesel.
 
For those who don't know.  You can achieve over night healing of serious cuts 
by soaking the affected hand or finger in diesel over night.  Or using a 
compress.
 
I confirmed an old farmers tale, when one farmer mentioned that he might have 
to go in for stitches if soaking his badly damaged hand in coal oil over 
night did not fix the problem.
 
i thought this was BS, but one day I was working in #1 diesel, and cut my 
hand on an unseen knife in the vat, and noticed that i did not feel the cut at 
all. (in gasoline I would have probably started crying)  i showed the Mrs. the 
cut, and she wanted me to go in for stitches, and i promised to do so the next 
day if it got bad on me....
 
Well, the next day there was no more cut, it had disappeared...  so go figger.
 
I have heard good stories on Marvel Mystery oil, and automatic tranny fluid 
(reputed to be # 10 mineral oil with some seal softeners in it)    clear 
hydraulic oil is 10 weight.  but am hesitant to take others  advice unless they have 
used it first hand.  and are still alive.
 
I did find out that propane and butane are solvents for grease, but you would 
need a very tight container to use this stuff.  I am the victim and survivor 
or a propane explosion.... Remind me to tell you that story sometime... 
chilling... and humbling..
 
my fingers are tired, 
 
any more thoughts on what I have related are seriously welcome....
 
 
 


Harvey E. Smith
2020 Baculite Mesa Road
Pueblo, CO., 81001-2456
719 406 9735

fka WA0BBG
nka KC0NNC

HarveyEsmith at aol.com

KC0NNC at aol.com


73's



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