On 15/08/07, keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I believe you, William, but...for what? > > I found the ingredients on Jig-A-Loo's site, and don't see anything in it's > constituent parts that would act as a protectant. > Their Material Safety Data Sheet does call it a lubricant, but how they have > arrived at that conclusion, I don't know. > > It contains four ingredients, per their data sheet: > > • methylene chloride ~ 30-60%, non-flammable ~ a solvent for cellulose, used > for degreasing and as cleaning fluids. Sometimes used as an inhalation > anesthetic. > > • perchloroethylene ~ 10-30%, non-flammable ~ a solvent for fats, oils, waxes, > Used for dry-cleaning, degreasing metals, a solvent. In veterinary use, a worm > killer (a vermifuge or anthelmintic.) > > • isobutane ~ 7-13%, a flammable liquid used in disposable lighters. > > • propane ~ 5-10%, flammable ~ a fuel gas, a refrigerant. > > Does anybody see a practical lubricant here? Anything even remotely slippery > or greasy or friction reducing? How about a material that might feasibly cover > a material with an oxidation resistant coating? > > I've read their ads, but I just don't see how it might work.
They are the volatile compounds, maybe they carry a "dry" lubricant? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
