Re: Caught in rain

On Wed, 7 May 2025 07:24:50 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:

I rinse mine for a few minutes in a coffee can with brake cleaner
(https://www.grainger.com/product/CRC-Brake-Cleaner-Solvent-35WT64)

Almost pure dry cleaning solvent:

<https://www.grainger.com/sds/pdf/259633.pdf>
  Chemical name:  tetrachloroethylene
  Common name and synonyms:  perchloroethylene
  CAS number:  127-18-4   
  %  90 - 100%

"EPA Proposes Ban on All Consumer and Many Commercial Uses of
Perchloroethylene to Protect Public Health"
<https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-ban-all-consumer-and-many-commercial-uses-perchloroethylene-protect>

"Risk Management for Perchloroethylene (PCE)"  (Dec 2024)
<https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-perchloroethylene-pce>
"EPA has set a 10-year phaseout for the use of PCE in dry cleaning to
eliminate the risk to people who work or spend considerable time at
dry cleaning facilities."

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