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Date:         Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:48:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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. >

I'm totally ignorant on this subject. But a quick Internet search seems to show that the two terms used, siloxane and dimethicone, are similar but different versions of a silicon oil. So that got me wondering if what the German source is selling is actually the right product or 'snake oil'.


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