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From: fred@varian.UUCP (Fred Klink)
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Subject: Re: net.bicycle.freewheel.cleaning: a reprise
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 19:58:02 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 19:58:02 1984
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> The label on the Berryman's can says it contains Methylene Chloride,
> Cresylic acid, and Perchloroethylene.

	Had Brian at Stanford read Fred's posting a bit more carefully,
	he would have learned two things:

	1.  Fred recommended De-greasing solvents, namely tetrachloro-
	ethane.  This compound is a chlorinated hydrocarbon in the same
	class as methylene chloride and perchloroethylene and has
	essentially the same degreasing properties.  I never recommended
	"petroleum distillates" or "gunk".

	2. Fred was not attempting to challenge the assertion that
	Brian's magic elixer could clean a freewheel, merely to point
	out that "caustic" substances (cresylic acid) are not appropriate around
	many of the parts of a modern bicycle.

	However, Fred understands Brian missing these subtlties-- 
	If he'd caught on there would have been no excuse for the "Stanford
	Freewheel Massacre".  Joe Bob says check it out.