Originally Posted by
sdn40
I occasionally use gasoline - gasp - usually from the lawn mower or snowblower gas cans. Everything else .... everything, pales in comparison when it comes to getting the tough stuff clean. If I had a spare 90 minutes to clean a cassette with todays "degreasers" and a toothbrush, I would. But 30 seconds and a paintbrush dipped in gas does the job 1,000 times better. Sometimes I'll chain smoke Camels while watching Rambo in my fireworks / ammunition closet and clean a cassette. But seriously, there is a time and place, and with 2 brain cells, why not ??? Then again, I've cut the tags off pillows and may have used an aerosal can in a manner frowned upon by the US Government ..... ssshhhhhh.
That's some funny **** right here! I bet you got your first DWI when you were 16.
BITD, I too used gasoline. Everybody did.... it's all we had in the garage.
Now I have about 1/3 of a bottle of mineral spirits, and apparently you cannot get it here in Los Angeles. The next time I go to Bakersfield I'll see if I can pick up a case...and you will see me selling bottles in the Home Depot parking lot, right next to the day laborers. Not sure if it's a L.A. county ban or state wide.
What sane person actually takes apart a freewheel anyway? Clean it, use it.