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Subject:Re: Can you clean the headlights?
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Tue, 29 Oct 2002 23:32:32 +1300

>There have been several responses that have mentioned "solvent alcohol".

Solvents used for dissolving fatty (solid) alcohols.

>I'm not
>familiar with this.  Is this different than rubbing alcohol?  Grain?

Grain can scratch the reflector. Rice is especially likely to do so,
unless boiled first. I wouldn't particularly recommend rubbing the
lights with boiled rice.

>  Bourbon?

Nein; SCHNAPPS! Drinken der bourbon!!

Well, seriously, plain commercial-grade ethanol. You don't want other
things in it eg sugars, as these will dry on the surfaces and MAKE a
mess. Methanol or isopropyl would do as well. Need not be anything
like 100% to do the job.

DON'T drink this stuff, as it may have nasty mixers in it.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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