<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Bookman Old Style" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use the cheapest  rot-gut vodka at about $6.00 a quart. I used to buy Methanol from the druggist and mix with water but about 25 years ago it became unavailable in small bottles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The vodka is essentially alcohol and water , is cheap ,clear, ordorless and shrinks the bushings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just don't leave the bottle on your workbench when a client visits the shop---DAMHIK ! You'll have some "splainin " to do !</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT id=role_document face="Bookman Old Style" color=#000000 size=3> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Arial>...I use denatured alcohol. Don't know why. Someone probably told me that was better. Anyway, I have a gallon in my shop, so that's what I use.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I use denatured because it's</DIV> <DIV>1) cheap</DIV> <DIV>2) readily available</DIV> <DIV>3) a know quantity</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Everclear works, but is unnecessarily expensive. Methanol works but is unnecessarily poisonous. Rubbing alcohol has perfumes and who knows what else in it, as well as varying large amounts of water. Denatured is ju-u-u-ust right.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob Davis</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> It's only a deal if it's where <I>you</I> want to go. Find your travel deal <A title=http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047 href="http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047" target=_blank><B>here</B></A>.</FONT></DIV><PRE>No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1632 - Release Date: 8/25/2008 7:05 AM </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>