Re: Caught in rain

On 5/7/2025 7:49 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

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:

Yup, and it works great as a degreaser.

 <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>

I'm not to worried about this administrations actions having anything to do with protecting public health. Quite the opposite, in fact.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/epa-rollback-environmental-regulations-zeldin-rcna196112

 "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."

It's a good thing I'm not using it for dry cleaning then. In the meantime, there's no talk of banning it as an industrial solvent (degreaser).
I agree with limiting it in cases where people may be exposed to it all day everyday, like dry cleaner employees. For people that use it a couple time a week in a garage, not likely that big of a deal. For someone who uses a pint to clean a batch of bike chains every couple of months - there's more risk from the diesel fumes I inhale during my commutes.
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