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Old 12-12-25 | 04:35 PM
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mikestr
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Bikes: 1973 Mercier 300, 1974 Raleigh Professional, 1977 Lejeune Champion du Monde, 1981 Peugeot PY 10 Super Competition, 1984 Motobecane SP, 1986 Peugeot PX10 "Tout Mavic," 1983 Basso Gap

What I have found is that the stuff we used to call mineral spirits--mainly naphtha--is NOT available in California retail stores. The replacement product is mainly acetone. Check the MSDS for the exact ingredients. Acetone may or may not be the ideal solvent for cleaning rims; that depends on what's on the rim. Traditional rim cement is not very soluble min acetone but it is in naphtha. I can't say what works best for recent rim tapes.

One legal place to buy naphtha, and cheap: Your sporting goods store. Coleman white gas fuel, as someone from the UK said earlier.
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