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Gene Wirchenko

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Jul 1, 2012, 8:45:20 PM7/1/12
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On 26 Jun 2012 12:49:59 GMT, jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> wrote:

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>I use vinegar. Bleach won't get rid of soap scum but vinegar will.

Bleach -- I assume this refers to chlorine bleach -- apparently
also rots things. I have a Tilly hat. The guarantee does not apply
if it is washed with bleach. The hat is nearly indestructible.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)

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Jul 1, 2012, 10:10:55 PM7/1/12
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On 7/1/12 8:45 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On 26 Jun 2012 12:49:59 GMT, jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> wrote:
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> [snip]
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>> I use vinegar. Bleach won't get rid of soap scum but vinegar will.
>
> Bleach -- I assume this refers to chlorine bleach -- apparently
> also rots things.

Not "rot". DESTROY. The reason chlorine bleach is as effective as it is
on various things is that it is a viciously destructive chemical that is
extremely good at ripping apart other chemical bonds.


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jmfbahciv

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Jul 2, 2012, 8:45:57 AM7/2/12
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Bleach rots cotton and dissolves elastic. City water is brutal to
clothes.

/BAH

Dan Espen

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Jul 2, 2012, 9:11:32 AM7/2/12
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I don't know why, but you have demons lurking everywhere.

I've never used anything but "city water".
The only thing that brutalizes my clothes is myself.

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Joy Beeson

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Jul 2, 2012, 11:57:16 PM7/2/12
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On Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:10:55 -0400, "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)"
<sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:

> The reason chlorine bleach is as effective as it is
> on various things is that it is a viciously destructive chemical that is
> extremely good at ripping apart other chemical bonds.

Sodium hypochlorite, to be exact. Commercial bleach also contains
sodium hydroxide (lye) as a preservative.

Sodium hypochlorite will dissolve necrotic tissue (wiki suggests
diluting it down to 1%; I just put a glug into the dish water).
Old wives refer to this as "drawing out the infection".

(Note: If you try this trick, use laundry soap, *not* dishwashing
liquid. Heaven only knows what is in dishwashing liquid, and you
*don't* want to mix bleach with random chemicals.)

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