Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #29616
From: rijakits <rijakits@cwpanama.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:24:19 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
We used toothpaste once to "re-transparent" a bubble on a Bell-47
helicopter:
A new guy wanted to clean it extra well and used something like scotchbrite
but harsher. With all the foam from the extra-soap no one saw the damage
until the bubble was dry - it was the perfect instrument trainer!!
A couple of hours polishing with Cogate's finest did the job!!

I believe the ingrediante that works is baking powder, most likely in
conjunction with the movement of the toothbrush!!
(on the bubble we used cotton-pads...)

Thomas Jakits


----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:09 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Lead Solvent or Cleaner



> No.  The lead wasn't really 'dissolve' in gasoline as much as it is
> reacted with certain elements to form additional compounds.  That
reaction
> won't occur again under normal circumstances.
>
> But your comment got me thinking about chemistry classes.  Time for
> chemistry class.
>
> http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Pb/chem.html
>
> Try this one Ed.....toothpaste.  Or maybe swish it in a warm brine
> solution.  Might want to check the toxicity of poisonous halides first,
> though.
>


I like it, Ernest.  But, your correct, I  would not want to be charged as
a
terrorist chemist trying to create  poisonous gases using Fluoride tooth
paste to coat spark plugs.{:>)

Ed




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