Using gasoline to clean foam pads
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wannafbody
wannafbody
Gasoline and a match are guaranteed to clean a pad in no time flat:angry Seriously, gasoline should not be used to clean ANYTHING-period. I find that wheel cleaner works the best of anything I've tried.
What the hell are you guys talking about? How the hell is the gasoline going to burn, especially when it's not in an atomized state? lame-o
EDIT: Perhaps I should clarify. The gasoline is not going to be in a sealed or poorly-ventilated enclosure and there will be no sources of ignition nearby. Hence, without deliberate atomization of the gasoline AND a spark or flame, there will be no fire. Safe handling practices will be followed.
EDIT: Perhaps I should clarify. The gasoline is not going to be in a sealed or poorly-ventilated enclosure and there will be no sources of ignition nearby. Hence, without deliberate atomization of the gasoline AND a spark or flame, there will be no fire. Safe handling practices will be followed.
Setec Astronomy
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454Casull said:
I hope that was a joke. There ARE some firefighters on this forum who I presume will also be asking if that was a joke. I'm sure you can come up with some less volatile/flammable non-polar solvents...and hope that they don't dissolve the foam or the adhesive that holds the backing on.
wannafbody
wannafbody
454Casull said:
Gasoline evaporates, the fumes are what burns. People burn down houses and get burned for life using gasoline for things it wasn't designed for.
lasthope05
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Aside from being a danger with fumes and say a rotary polisher that arches electricity in use, I dont see it being all that effective. Gasoline leaves behind a very oily residue that will require a second cleaning. Also, with petro being a solvent I wonder what kind of detrimental effects it would have on the foams structure.
I used goop glue on one of my old LC pads that had the velcro peeling off and the solvents in that definitely damaged the pad. Instead of a stiff orange pad, I have an orange pad that's as soft as a black/grey.
I used goop glue on one of my old LC pads that had the velcro peeling off and the solvents in that definitely damaged the pad. Instead of a stiff orange pad, I have an orange pad that's as soft as a black/grey.
autoconcierge
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454Casull said:
"Smart I like......smarta** I don't". 37 posts and you come up with these gems of wisdom:nomore:.
imported_Larry A
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Gasoline is not a good cleaner. Mineral spirits would be better , but I dont think that I would use it either.
wannafbody
wannafbody
454Casull said:
It seems as if your playing around with gasoline probably cost you a few brain cells along the way
JasonD
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Just so that everyone knows, using something like gasoline for anything other than it's intended purpose can be very dangerous. If you choose to do so, you will be doing it at your own risk, and we here at Autopia do NOT recommend it.
Whether it works or not has nothing to do with the fact that it remains very dangerous, and should be avoided at all costs.
Whether it works or not has nothing to do with the fact that it remains very dangerous, and should be avoided at all costs.
Accumulator
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Heh heh, when I saw that JDookie had posted on this thread I thought it'd be something about "play nice" or that somebody was getting a time out.
I grew up in a household where Gasoline and other flammable solvents were kept in glass bottles on the workbench for cleaning all sorts of stuff, along with the rags soaked with them...right near the gas water heater. No problems, my dad and I lived to tell, though in hindsight it was pretty stupid of us. That said...
As noted, gas just doesn't clean all that cleanly; it leaves a fairly nasty residue so it's just not appropriate for this. There are safe alternatives that'll work better.
Maybe it's just me, but 90% of the time I can clean my pads just fine with regular Dawn (though I do prefer the Power Dissolver).
I grew up in a household where Gasoline and other flammable solvents were kept in glass bottles on the workbench for cleaning all sorts of stuff, along with the rags soaked with them...right near the gas water heater. No problems, my dad and I lived to tell, though in hindsight it was pretty stupid of us. That said...
As noted, gas just doesn't clean all that cleanly; it leaves a fairly nasty residue so it's just not appropriate for this. There are safe alternatives that'll work better.
Maybe it's just me, but 90% of the time I can clean my pads just fine with regular Dawn (though I do prefer the Power Dissolver).