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214093 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2011‑02‑23 RE: RE: cleaning oilstones
Bill and Jim:

> Very hot water (i.e.=2C from your tea kettle) removes cosmolene
> PDQ also=2C and leave the item nice and clean.>Thank you for that
> gem. Not having been in the service=2C I was not aware that
> cosmolene could be melted off. That stuff seems like a cross
> between wax and grease. I really need to discuss that tool in a
> separate thread - which I want to start when I have the tool in
> my hand. The cosmolene makes me suspect this tool was originally
> > ordered by Uncle Sam. John -------------------------------------------------
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