RE: [CR]Vintage Solvents? What do you use on 30 yr old greased/grimedparts?

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Subject: RE: [CR]Vintage Solvents? What do you use on 30 yr old greased/grimedparts?
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:16:22 -0600
Thread-Topic: [CR]Vintage Solvents? What do you use on 30 yr old greased/grimedparts?
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From: "Mazzeo, Daniel" <Daniel.Mazzeo@usap.gov>
To: "scott davis" <francopedia@yahoo.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Ace hardware - odorless Naphtha by the gallon.

Dan Mazzeo Morrison CO

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of scott davis Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:14 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Vintage Solvents? What do you use on 30 yr old greased/grimedparts?

I tried cleaning some greasey grimed ol' Campy chainrings, today. I began w/ WD-40 But, It's been reformulated and rendered useless on serious gunk, along with other once proud over-the-counter brake parts cleaners and engine cleaners.

Are there any effective solvents still available in these environmentally friendly modern times? Can anyone recommend something from the cleaning isles of 2005 department or auto parts stores? Or elsewhere? I found a citrus solvent a few years ago. I think it was called "Xenox." The stuff worked almost instantly. It cleared sinuses, too. Unfortunately, it was taken off the shelves a few months later.

Scott Chemically Challenged Davis--ST. Paul, MN USA

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