"Guy King" wrote in message
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from Tony Bryer contains these words:

If you pour 'em out into a jar they'll stay liquid for some time,
merrily boiling away as they absorb energy from the surroundings to
achieve their latent heat of evaporation.

Doesn't this turn the surrounding area into an unexploded bomb?

Potentially, yes. There can be a rather steep learning curve regarding
fire precautions. In practice, outdoors and avoiding outrageous
quantities (no buckets full) then it's mostly OK.


In a well ventilated area, and without going overboard as GK says, then
it's not a really dangerous situation. In such small quantities, as would
be used for a small stain removal job, it evaporates off far to quickly to
allow it to linger around.

I found out about it being a good solvent from a clock maker. They use it
to remove grease and things from the clock working, but it evaporates so
quickly not to cause damp that catches further dust and dirt deposits again.