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Re: Castrol Super Clean

To: "Mike Lewellen" <mlewellen@fruit.com>, "MG List" <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Castrol Super Clean
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 97 11:00:08 -0400
Mike
What's this vcard.vcf attachment I keep getting from you?

Larry Macy
78 Midget

>I put 10 gallons of Castrol Super Clean in a parts cleaner with 5
>gallons of water.   What an incredible job.  It took grease of like you
>wouldn't believe, as you have attested.
>
>I did make one mistake!   I took the store salesperson's advice!  He
>told me if I diluted it, I would not need to wear gloves.  BIG MISTAKE.
>Granted it wasn't diluted very much but every tender spot on my hand was
>beet red when I finished cleaning my parts,  next the tingling, then the
>pain.  I wear a ring on each hand and the skin which is normally under
>each ring ( I didn't have the rings on) was gone.  Several bandaids,
>neosporine ointment, and questions later, all is well.  I just put my
>wedding ring back on after a month yesterday.
>
>It was foolish on my part, AI know better.  It is an excelent product
>but needs to be handled appropriately.  By the was it is environmentally
>safe.
>
>Mike Lewellen
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>
>Scott Gardner wrote:
>
>> > >Has anyone tried Castrol SuperClean?  I was helping my Dad clean
>> his
>> > >Dodge this weekend and this stuff is powerful!  It cleaned the
>> mildew
>> > >from the paint, made the oil-soaked engine sparkle, and cleaned the
>>
>> > >tires w/o any scrubbing.
>> > >
>> > >Dad and I were gushing about how wonderful it was over breakfast.
>> Mom
>> > >was standing at the sink washing her 20-year old muffin pan and
>> complaining
>> > >about the accumulated grease.  I took it outside, sprayed it, and 5
>>
>> > >minutes later the pan was clean without any scrubbing.
>> > >
>> > >A worthy investment for anyone who owns a LBC.
>> > >
>> > >Thomas James Pokrefke, III
>> >
>> > Does the stuff stink (smell bad, not perform poorly)?  Is it
>> petrolium based?
>> > Is it safe for plastics?  Are there any more questions I could ask
>> about it? :-)
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > J
>> >
>> I'm interested in this stuff, too.  How does it do as an engine
>> cleaner?  I've been pretty satisfied with Gunk Engine Brite as far as
>> getting off the crap, but it also strips the paint, and the paint it
>> doesn't strip, it dulls.  I've pretty much resigned myself to Simple
>> Green for the engine.  It's easier on paint, but not as vigilant
>> with the grease.
>> Scott
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