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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Re: [CAUT]
Experiment success!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Apr 3, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Willem Blees wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;min-height: 14.0px'><font size=1
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>You'll find
no corrosion on the wire. Corrosion happens when metal is<span
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>exposed to moisture AND air. So
for your experiment to work, dampen<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>the wire with Downy and let it
just sit there. But I'm afraid that<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>will not give you the results
you're looking for anyway. It's the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>moisture in the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Downey</st1:place></st1:City> that causes the wire to corrode. Not<span
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>necessarily the chemicals.<span
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Wim<span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>. It is very possible that there are also acids in the Downy that could
instigate corrosion. I'm no chemist, and I don't know. I just recall the
discussion and the conclusion was to recommend against using fabric softener. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Has anyone experienced corrosion of metal
fasteners, i.e. copper rivets—metal buttons, because of the use of a
fabric softener?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Paul C<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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