Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:33:43 -0700,
wrote:

Pete C. wrote:

anorton wrote:

wrote in message
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'Varnish Makers and Painter's' naptha is the only way
I've found for removing baked-on grease from metal surfaces:
http://paint-and-supplies.hardwarest...er-618030.aspx

It's disappeared from the shelves at all the hardware stores in
my area. Some now carry a 'substitute' product in gallon cans,
but I don't want to spend over 20 bucks and then have to drive
it to Hazmat Disposal if it works as well as do most
'substitutes'.

What's a practical alternative? Gasoline?

Thanks!

--Winston

Lighter fluid is (or at least used to be) mainly naptha. Gasoline has
longer chain molecules than naptha, but you could try it.

Camp stove / lantern fuel might be a viable substitute that would be
better than highway gasoline.

I agree. It's unobtainium here in SF Bay Area.

Oh, I forgot. You live in -no VOC- city, don't you?

In a couple minutes of Googling, I didn't see citation of any law
regarding VOCs in my area. Wierd.

When I had my smog license in CA, the NOX standards were a lower
number than was obtainable from ambient air on the coast with an
offshore breeze on a GOOD day. Inland, the shrubs doubled that, even
without any vehicular traffic.

Don't you love the CARB and CAL-EPA?

I really like how the air has 'cleaned up' since the '70s, when
it got so bad at times that my eyes would swell shut.

Now we get only occasional stenches from the release of
I.C. processing gasses. It's much better, overall.

I guess I shouldn't moan too loudly.

Oh Well!

--Winston