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derbyshiredowser
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Mistress Rose
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The main danger of hydrofluoric acid is during and after a vehicle fire. PTFE coating on cables is a major source.
As far as doing maintenance on vehicles is concerned, don't use heat near any plastic or rubber; apart from anything else you will damage it, and it could well give of a variety of toxic fumes.
No, latex gloves are not really enough. Heavy duty rubber gloves for working with chemicals are needed, and if you are using the liquid, it should be used under safety controlled conditions, not at home. Not come across the gel, but use strict safely precautions, and personally, I would be wary of using even that at home, but then I was a chemist with a lively sense of self preservation. Sorry, but it can attack bone, and is a nasty acid. |
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