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I use Windex window cleaner, much cheaper.
I've learned not to mix beer into Tamiya paints
PLAIN ordinary Windex is available without ammonia. Ammonia (ammonium hydroxide in water) is a strong base it is in Windex because windows are often covered in greasy finger and other prints. Ammonium hydroxide reacts chemically with grease (saponify) to convert it into soap (tis how GG Grandma made Lye soap)(NO not with Windex)(water poured over wood ashes) then the soap dissolves easily (it's how Draino (sodium hydroxide(Lye)) clears kitchen drains).Not sure I like the idea of mixing a soapy ammonia fluid with my paint.
Coca Cola can loosen rusted wheel studs, why not work as paint thinner as well?
PLAIN ordinary Windex is available without ammonia. Ammonia (ammonium hydroxide in water) is a strong base it is in Windex because windows are often covered in greasy finger and other prints. Ammonium hydroxide reacts chemically with grease (saponify) to convert it into soap (tis how GG Grandma made Lye soap)(NO not with Windex)(water poured over wood ashes) then the soap dissolves easily (it's how Draino (sodium hydroxide(Lye)) clears kitchen drains).
Blue Windshield Washer fluid works as it is essentially plain Windex
Provided you use a 3/4" air hammer at 200psi. The Coke myth has been around for a long time and it has been semi-debunked many times. I say semi because ONE of the ingredients in soft drinks (SOFT because NO alcohol as in HARD liquor) is PHOSPHORIC ACID. It gives the drink a TANGY taste and makes Coke more acidic than vinegar (that's why they add ALL that sugar) though vinegar Acetic acid is like phosphoric a WEAK acid. Now concentrated Phosphoric acid is a fine rust remover (actually converts iron OXIDE to iron PHOSPHATE which actually provides a protective coating).Coca Cola can loosen rusted wheel studs,