It is definitely ether I'm using. I have denatured alcohol in my cupboard also and it smells differently. (you get high on the alcohol, you get al lot higher on the ether plus you get a hell of a headache!!) Ether evaporates a lot faster too, which has the advantage it doesn't wet the wheel. I'm almost sure the alcohol does the trick but, as with ether, don't make the cloth too wet.
Pieter (it's 07.30 in the morning and I'm talking about sniffing ether!!!!) -----Original Message----- From: Keith Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 June 2006 15:00 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HG] Cleaning your wheel > I don't think ether is an "over the counter" thing in the UK. > Would industrial spirit (also known as surgical spirit) do instead? Isn't ether just the informal name for the stuff the nurse paints your arm with before inserting the needle, i.e. surgical spirit? Over here in Holland we use 'denatured alcohol' (which I presume is the same, or similar) as a general grease remover. Also good for removing grease by absorbing it is Fuller's Earth, though I've no idea whether it works on wheels and whether you can still buy it. -Keith **************************************************************************** ***** Your E-mail has been scanned against Potential Virus and Spyware/Grayware dangers by the MOD BE SECURITY SYSTEMS. This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal.
