DHMO for cleaning off bugs

[Jon Woellhaf]

After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.

Jon

[Dennis Johnson]

"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>
> Jon
>
Hell, I've been using that stuff for years and it hasn't hurt me! In fact,
I sometimes even drink the stuff!

Dennis

[Kyle Boatright]

Whatever you do, don't get it in your lungs! That stuff has killed a lot of
people over the years.


"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>
> Jon
>
>
>
>
>

[Mike[_22_]]

"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.

I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive effects of
it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
safe for your plane.

Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at Wal-mart
for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
completely safe for plexiglass.

[Peter Clark]

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:

>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>
>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive effects of
>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
>safe for your plane.
>
>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at Wal-mart
>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>completely safe for plexiglass.

Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
reading closely enough?

[Mike[_22_]]

"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>
>>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO
>>> to
>>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
>>> Despite
>>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
>>> arms,
>>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>>
>>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive effects
>>of
>>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
>>safe for your plane.
>>
>>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
>>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
>>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
>>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at Wal-mart
>>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>>completely safe for plexiglass.
>
> Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
> reading closely enough?

I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?

[Peter Clark]

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:07:08 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:

>"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>
>>>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO
>>>> to
>>>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
>>>> Despite
>>>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
>>>> arms,
>>>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>>>
>>>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive effects
>>>of
>>>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
>>>safe for your plane.
>>>
>>>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
>>>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
>>>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
>>>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at Wal-mart
>>>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>>>completely safe for plexiglass.
>>
>> Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
>> reading closely enough?
>
>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?

Dihydroden monoxide - H20....

[Mike[_22_]]

"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:07:08 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>
>>"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
>>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100%
>>>>> DHMO
>>>>> to
>>>>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
>>>>> Despite
>>>>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
>>>>> arms,
>>>>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>>>>
>>>>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive
>>>>effects
>>>>of
>>>>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
>>>>safe for your plane.
>>>>
>>>>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
>>>>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
>>>>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
>>>>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at
>>>>Wal-mart
>>>>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>>>>completely safe for plexiglass.
>>>
>>> Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
>>> reading closely enough?
>>
>>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?
>
> Dihydroden monoxide - H20....

I got that part.

I'm just following up sarcasm with a bit more sarcasm.

[Peter Clark]

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:36:47 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:

>"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:07:08 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>
>>>"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>>>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100%
>>>>>> DHMO
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
>>>>>> arms,
>>>>>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>>>>>
>>>>>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive
>>>>>effects
>>>>>of
>>>>>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
>>>>>safe for your plane.
>>>>>
>>>>>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
>>>>>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
>>>>>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
>>>>>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at
>>>>>Wal-mart
>>>>>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>>>>>completely safe for plexiglass.
>>>>
>>>> Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
>>>> reading closely enough?
>>>
>>>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?
>>
>> Dihydroden monoxide - H20....
>
>I got that part.
>
>I'm just following up sarcasm with a bit more sarcasm.

Sorry, wasn't trying to be sarcastic, my meter's busted right now and
thought your reply was being serious. Anyway. Should add 8hrs from
bottle to keyboard I guess.

[Mike[_22_]]

"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:36:47 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>
>>"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
>>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:07:08 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Peter Clark" > wrote in
>>>>message
...
>>>>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>>>>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100%
>>>>>>> DHMO
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
>>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
>>>>>>> arms,
>>>>>>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive
>>>>>>effects
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not
>>>>>>be
>>>>>>safe for your plane.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off
>>>>>>with
>>>>>>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams
>>>>>>work
>>>>>>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at
>>>>>>Wal-mart
>>>>>>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>>>>>>completely safe for plexiglass.
>>>>>
>>>>> Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
>>>>> reading closely enough?
>>>>
>>>>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?
>>>
>>> Dihydroden monoxide - H20....
>>
>>I got that part.
>>
>>I'm just following up sarcasm with a bit more sarcasm.
>
> Sorry, wasn't trying to be sarcastic, my meter's busted right now and
> thought your reply was being serious. Anyway. Should add 8hrs from
> bottle to keyboard I guess.

The first one was. I had no idea what DHMO was. Expanding it made a bit
more sense.

[Peter Clark]

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:43:57 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:


>>>>>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?
>>>>
>>>> Dihydroden monoxide - H20....
>>>
>>>I got that part.
>>>
>>>I'm just following up sarcasm with a bit more sarcasm.
>>
>> Sorry, wasn't trying to be sarcastic, my meter's busted right now and
>> thought your reply was being serious. Anyway. Should add 8hrs from
>> bottle to keyboard I guess.
>
>The first one was. I had no idea what DHMO was. Expanding it made a bit
>more sense.

OK, in that case
http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html

[Scott[_5_]]

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:07:08 GMT, in rec.aviation.owning, "Mike"
> wrote:

>"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>>
>>>"Jon Woellhaf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO
>>>> to
>>>> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
>>>> Despite
>>>> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
>>>> arms,
>>>> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>>>
>>>I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive effects
>>>of
>>>it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
>>>safe for your plane.
>>>
>>>Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
>>>bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
>>>little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
>>>great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at Wal-mart
>>>for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
>>>completely safe for plexiglass.
>>
>> Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the <whoosh> was not
>> reading closely enough?
>
>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?

http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/majors/msdsfiles/msdswater.htm
or
http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html

[Steve Foley]

"Dennis Johnson" > wrote in message
. ..

>>
> Hell, I've been using that stuff for years and it hasn't hurt me! In
> fact, I sometimes even drink the stuff!
>

I usually try to purify mine with a 'wee bit of whiskey' before I drink it.

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Jon Woellhaf wrote:
> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>
> Jon
>
>
>
>
>

I've found that mixing it with bourbon reduces the hazards.

[Mike[_22_]]

"Peter Clark" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:43:57 GMT, "Mike" > wrote:
>
>
>>>>>>I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Dihydroden monoxide - H20....
>>>>
>>>>I got that part.
>>>>
>>>>I'm just following up sarcasm with a bit more sarcasm.
>>>
>>> Sorry, wasn't trying to be sarcastic, my meter's busted right now and
>>> thought your reply was being serious. Anyway. Should add 8hrs from
>>> bottle to keyboard I guess.
>>
>>The first one was. I had no idea what DHMO was. Expanding it made a bit
>>more sense.
>
> OK, in that case
> http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Mike wrote:
> "Peter Clark" > wrote in
> message ...

>>
>> OK, in that case
>> http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html
>
> I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.


Yes it is. I once had a work comp claims adjuster that requested all
MSDS sheets for an employee that got hurt working at a car wash. I sent
a copy of that along with the other sheets.

She tried to bill be for both a new keyboard and new office chair.

[Jon[_7_]]

"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote

> ... I once had a work comp claims adjuster that requested all MSDS sheets
> for an employee that got hurt working at a car wash. I sent a copy of that
> along with the other sheets.
>
> She tried to bill be for both a new keyboard and new office chair.

Did you pay?

[Margy Natalie]

Jon Woellhaf wrote:
> After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO to
> clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well. Despite
> my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and arms,
> but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.
>
> Jon

DHMO is a very dangerous substance and should be avoided at all costs!
It is responsible for a number of deaths each year. Read about it!

http://www.dhmo.org/truth/Dihydrogen-Monoxide.html

Margy

[Jon Woellhaf[_2_]]

Margy wrote
> DHMO is a very dangerous substance and should be avoided at all costs! It
> is responsible for a number of deaths each year. Read about it!
>
> http://www.dhmo.org/truth/Dihydrogen-Monoxide.html
>
> Margy

Thanks, Margy! And thanks to everyone else who warned me about the dangers
of DHMO. I am going to return the remainder of the gallon can my A&P sold me
and see if I can get my $87.15 back!

Jon

[RST Engineering]

Not only that, but fish fµ¢# in it.

{;-)

Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
--Aristotle


"Margy Natalie" > wrote in message
m...

>
> DHMO is a very dangerous substance and should be avoided at all costs! It
> is responsible for a number of deaths each year. Read about it!
>
> http://www.dhmo.org/truth/Dihydrogen-Monoxide.html
>
> Margy