[Healeys] re Old gasoline

[Richard Ewald]

If you look this procedure up in the dictionary you will find it listed
under the heading of really bad ideas.  There are several problems here.
first off gasoline makes a really lousy de-greaser as it is greasy in and of
itself.  Secondly and more importantly you can get a static spark when
working with gasoline and have it ignite even when there appears to be no
source of ignition.
There used to be a gas station in Burbank California that used regular gas
in their solvent tank.  Note I said used to be.  The explosion leveled the
station, and killed the two guys that worked there.
It's just not safe.

On Feb 11, 2008 5:45 PM, Carroll A Phillips <bjcap at optonline.net> wrote:

> Rich,
>
> I sometimes get the cars like you have, I save it in a good gas can and
> use
> it to clean parts with,works especially well with old greasy stuff. I use
> a
> large plastic pan like an oil change pan and let the stuff evaporate
> (outside) after Im done, ( you dont need to swim in the stuff to use it)
> so
> a little goes a long way. Look at it this way, if you can safely work with
> it, i.e. not near your furnace, sparks ect.( im saying that for the
> benefit
> of all)  its a cheap way of degreasing, and old gas is kinda nicer to the
> nose than some degreasing chemicals in spray cans.
>
> My 2 cents worth
>
> Carroll Phillips    Top Down Resto
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