[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 90, Issue 11

[James Davis]

I would guess it's the oil in the garlic that does the trick... when you buy a large jar of chopped garlic in the store you can get several spoons full by just mashing down the spoon an letting it seep into the spoon .

Jim Davis
 
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> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:26:38 -0400
> From: 1383ad at gmail.com
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 90, Issue 11
> 
> Hi, Paul,
>   Since I gather that what you are saying that makes the concoction work is
> the large amount of garlic in relation to olive oil, can you tell us a
> specific ratio of garlic (cloves or whatever measurement that you are using)
> to a quantity of olive oil (1 liter, 1 quart or whatever you use), so we can
> recreate and use the formula without having to do all the trial-and-error
> mixing and testing? Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> Jim
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:55:20 -0500
> > From: Paul Tomlinson <paul at fongkong.net>
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rust-proofing mild steel - accidental
> >        discovery
> >
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > I used plain olive oil, it works but no better than mineral oil. The
> > garlic is what does the trick.
> >
> > Commercial sprays would never have the amount garlic I have in mine,
> > but try it and see, how can it hurt.
> >
> > and as you say 'vampires be gone!'
> >
> > Paul
> >
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