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Davoud:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> > Yeah, gasoline is unsafe, blah blah. Trouble is, gasoline's the best
> >> > and fastest acting solvent for this. Scrape the thick residue off
> >> > first, then use gasoline carefully. Don't carry the gas can into the
> >> > garage; keep it at a safe distance. Pour a small amount into a clean
> >> > tin can and pour that on the grease to soften/remove the residue.
> >> > IOW, gasoline /can/ be used safely in this instance if safety rules are
> >> > enforced.[/color][/color][/color]

Ray O:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> If safety rules are enforced, one would never purposely pour gasoline on
> >> a
> >> garage floor![/color][/color][/color]

Davoud:[color=blue][color=green]
> > I concede I am not a chemist. Some reaction between gasoline and
> > concrete of which I am unaware, perhaps, an I've been lucky all these
> > years? Otherwise there is nothing intrinsically unsafe about putting a
> > small amount of gasoline on a grease spot on a garage floor. I said
> > "small amount," didn't I?[/color][/color]

Ray O:[color=blue]
> Gasoline is specifically formulated to burn. Because it is volatile
> (evaporates easily), it readily turns to vapor form, which is an explosive.[/color]

Really? I didn't know any of that. Maybe that's why it's used as a fuel
for internal combustion engines, huh?
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> A link from a Manitoba government web site outlines an explosion that was
> caused by someone using gas to clean the floor
> [url]http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/pdf/bltn112.pdf[/url][/color]

Ah, but he was "cleaning the floor," not a little spot on the floor. I
said "small amount did'n I?

Davoud

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