Cleaning

[Ken Dupuis Wn2Sqc]

Hi Fred. Thanks for the information, now, if some enterprising ham were
to make this soap available he might make a few bucks for his trouble.
Ken

On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:30:22 -0800 Fred Holnagel <w7prv at JUNO.COM> writes:
> You Mexican guys and border state Americanos know of this soap.
> Excellant for cleaning aluminum. Name is Don Maximo.  It comes in
> 225
> gram bar form.  I make up a fairly strong solution in my bathroom
> sink
> getting a good suds.  Dropped in a bunch of grungy old transmitting
> variables, some with copper tubing coils on them etc. Let set a few
> minutes then scrubbed with soft brushes. Rinse in clear water and
> things
> look like new. Make sure you rinse well then lightly oil the
> bearings
> etc. and dry in the sun. Have used same stuff using small brushes
> on
> smaller things, like metal and ceramics.   It probably is high in
> carbonates and sodium sulfate.Caution, don't leave stuff in the
> water too
> long. Fred W7PRV
>
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