Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site varian.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!varian!fred From: fred@varian.UUCP (Fred Klink) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: net.bicycle.freewheel.cleaning: a reprise Message-ID: <269@varian.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 19:58:02 EST Article-I.D.: varian.269 Posted: Mon Dec 10 19:58:02 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 03:52:24 EST References: <1753@Glacier.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: Varian, Walnut Creek, CA Lines: 20 > 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.