[SEL] Oil of Wintergreen

[Bill Brox]

Thanks, but where is the natural place to look for it, the pharmacy ?


Bill Brox

billbrox at online.no


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of John Culp
Sent: 16. august 2006 22:57
To: The SEL email discussion list
Subject: Re: [SEL] Oil of Wintergreen

No, it's been reported to be a great penetrating lube. Methyl 
salicylate's the chemical name for it.

John

On Aug 16, 2006, at 4:38 PM, Bill Brox wrote:

> Hello, my name is Bill and I am new here.
>
> I wonder if anyone have heard about Oil of Wintergreen and the 
> possibility
> to use it for loosening rusted bolts and nuts. I live in Norway, and I 
> have
> never heard about this oil, so I have searched the net and found that 
> it was
> used by Indians to cure headaches and such things ?   So, now I also 
> wonder
> if someone just pulled my leg, as a rusted bolt can cause a headache 
> too...
> :-)
>
>
> Bill Brox
>
> billbrox at online.no


John Culp
Bristol, Tennessee, USA
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