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RE: Melting Tar Out Of An NST



Original poster: "Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

But oil (the tar) and water are immiscible and although the water will
melt the tar, it will have no solvent action.

Solvents are perfectly acceptable if used sparingly and disposed of
properly afterwards.

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> Original poster: Jared E Dwarshuis <jdwarshui@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Solvents are a major bummer. I was thinking of a used pressure cooker,
> trying boiling water as the solvent. (Definatly outdoors over a grill)
> Under an increased pressure water boils at a higher temperature but
> unlikely so hot as to destroy wire enamel.
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> Jared Dwarshuis
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