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Default Steep hillside covered with poision ivy:(

David Combs wrote:
Hill has big maple tree, futher complicating matters. Its best to use
mineral spirits or gasoline for clean up as it removes the oil fast.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Alcohol? (does that qualify as "mineral spirits"?)


DONT USE SCRUBBING ACTION OR HOT WATER, hot water opens the skin poors
so more oil does damage, scrubbing does the same thing.


FWIW "mineral spirits" is the British English equivalent of "paint
thinner" while "methylated spirits" would equal "denatured alcohol". Of
course neither of those might mean anything in the original context...

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