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Methylhydrate for cleaning runs.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:31 am
by aircarbonarc
I was wondering if it's safe to use the 99.9% pure methanol marketed as fuel for cleaning runs instead of just a wash or some impure liquor. I would however dilute it to 40% and rinse everything. I use a PTFE gasket. Would this be OK, methylhydrate is abundant because my car drinks it.
Re: Methylhydrate for cleaning runs.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:36 am
by der wo
If you have a little leak, it could be really poisonous I think.
Re: Methylhydrate for cleaning runs.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:28 am
by rad14701
Personally, from a purely safety aspect, I would never do a cleaning run with pure poison...
Re: Methylhydrate for cleaning runs.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:38 am
by still_stirrin
Reagent grade methanol will be more costly than a bucket of sugar wash. And, of course it will evaporate at a lower temperature than a sugar wash run. And I don't think it would clean any better than a sugar wash would.
So, why would you want to do this?
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