Re: [HG] Cleaning your wheel

[JULIE BARKER]

It didn't take long for the US members to get round to their national obsession......oil!

Colin Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Yes, another problem. Here in the UK it is quite difficult to obtain the
"clear" variety as it was widely used by those addicted to alcohol as a
cheap way of getting drunk. I believe the purple colour was introduced to
prevent this.
Colin Hill
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From: "Keith Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Cleaning your wheel


> Looks like I mixed up the ether used to remove plaster with the surgical
> spirit used for disinfection!
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> > Of course, paraffin (sold for burning in a stove) in the USA is kerosene
> I think you mean 'UK paraffin is kerosene in the USA', yes?
>
> And most English people are referring to jet fuel when they say
> 'kerosene', I think.
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> The 'liquid paraffin' problem is one that affects chromatic harmonica
> players too, as a famous German player recommends Parafinöl (the
> laxative) for lubricating slides.
>
> I wonder if there might be a danger of the dye in meths colouring the
> wheel. Over here in Holland it's sold as 'spiritus' and colourless.
>
> -Keith
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