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Making my 'Special' String and Bow Hair Cleaner

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Ferret

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March 18, 2014 - 4:48 pm

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Just a short video of how my String and Bow Hair Cleaner* is made

It takes about four hours to make four litres of 90% String and Bow Hair Cleaner*

I haven't found anything that does the job better

But it needs to be used in 'moderation' blurry_drunk-2127

*ethanol

Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of dunno ..... What was I saying???? facepalm

Fiddlerman

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March 19, 2014 - 8:15 am

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Very cool. :-) The "ethanol" that we can purchase here in Florida has additives/impurities. I did manage to get some online though. "Everclear" 190 proof. That is 95% grain alcohol. Perfect to use with varnish, french polish, shellac flakes.... etc.
Good job John.

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but the one who needs the least."

Mad_Wed

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March 19, 2014 - 3:40 pm

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Nice one! Several years ago they forbad to sell alcohol even in the drugstores.... =/ Sober Russia!

Fiddlerman

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March 19, 2014 - 8:43 pm

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Am I to understand that you can't buy alcohol Naska?

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Mad_Wed

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March 21, 2014 - 8:30 am

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Well, we can buy alcohol as a drinks (whiskey, vodka, etc.) but there's no pure ethanol for sale anymore.

Fiddlerman

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March 21, 2014 - 1:47 pm

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Ahhhhhhh. That makes sense. So if you need pure grain alcohol you have to make it yourself and in your basement without the knowledge of anyone except for your closest friends???

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Mad_Wed

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Fiddlerman said
Ahhhhhhh. That makes sense. So if you need pure grain alcohol you have to make it yourself and in your basement without the knowledge of anyone except for your closest friends???

Yup... =) tongue roflol