Hi Pete,
O.K. now that everyone has warned you about the dangers of gasoline, I'll
add a warning based on personal experience! I once tried starting a '65
Baracuda by pouring a cup of gasoline in the carburator. I poured the gas
in, and I would stand back as my friend cranked the car over. The motor
back-fired through the carburator, and ignited the fumes in the engine
compartment. The ignition was strong enough to jump to the container I was
holding in my hand, and light that as well. I suffered 2nd degree burns
across my whole hand, and it took over 3 months to fully heal. I was very
lucky the damage wasn't worse to personal injury and property! I now have
some nice scaring to remind me the serious dangers of gasoline, so please
be careful!!
Chuck's suggestion of WD-40 is O.K., but there's one problem. WD-40 has
silicones in its formula, and causes "fish-eyes" (blemishes from the
silicones rising to the surface) when spray painting newly cleaned parts.
If you're going to use WD-40, you need to clean the parts thoroughly with
"prep-sol" or lacquer thinner before painting.
Tom
'66 Alpine
<<I was still wanting suggestions on parts cleaners. I currently use a 5
gallon bucket filled with gasoline and this seams to work pretty well,
but was wondering if anyone had better exoerience with other chemicals
WD-40 etc.
Thanks again ,
Pete
66 Alpine (resurrecting)>>
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