Hey Harold,

Something you said here reminded me of an incident long ago. Do you
recall those shop, or truck, or just-about-anywhere,
wall-bracket-mounted "pump" carbon tet extinguishers, hold about a
quart or so? One shop brain-surgeon filled a few of his with gasoline
to use as a pressure washer to squirt on little carburetors and such!!
He did take the time and care to dip them in red paint so they would
be easy to spot and recognizable to him. Not recognizable as in
"dangerous", but so he wouldn't mistakenly use one still filled with
that very expensive-hard-to-procure carbon tet to do the cleaning!!!

Take care. REALLY....take care!!

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 21:02:37 -0700, "Harold and Susan Vordos"
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I would say we all SHOULD know this. I still cringe and smack my forehead
whenever I read advice from machinists suggesting the use of gasoline as a
cleaning/degreasing solvent. A flaming accident waiting to happen!

- Michael


Yep! I harp against the use of gasoline for cleaning *anything*,
*anywhere,*constantly, yet there are those that continue to defend the
practice as if I'm the fool. It's not worth the considerable risk when one
can purchase paint thinner (mineral spirits, or Stoddard solvent and
virtually eliminate the threat. Yeah, they burn, but slowly, and are far
more difficult to ignite.

Go figure!

Harold