dont need to be a chem major, just need to get the specifications of the original siloxane and compare to what you can buy off the shelf. Problem is, original specs are not published, or perhaps Derek Drew knows. alistair
On 3-Apr-10, at 7:58 AM, Loren Busch wrote: On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > German company selling replacement siloxane for VC refilling (they > also sell gaskets/seals for vc). Not much info on the specs of the > siloxane, something one would like to see. > http://www.dieselkontor.de/product_info.php?products_id=3022 > 69.95 euros for that bottle, which is labelled 16 oz. > Now go look up the name on the label , Majestic Mountain Sage: > http://www.thesage.com/catalog/products/Dimethicone.html > price is $7.20 for same bottle. And only $43 a gal. > Okay all you chem majors out there, is this really VC oil or Snake Oil? |
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