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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;superc, post: 1723602, member: 44079&quot;]Yes to the Carbon Tet.&nbsp; We use to make and use it on steel in the shop, back in the 70s when Dad was alive.&nbsp; Like i wrote, the process was a total pain in the ...&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want a book to show you how, or at least point you in the right direction try &quot;Grandpa&#039;s Book of Chemistry&quot;&nbsp; Suffice to say I don&#039;t recommend it, many health and safety issues involved at all stages.&nbsp; Besides the health issues that officially took it off the retail shelves, it was found to have another property (can you say valence?) which I will not discuss further beyond noting the push to pull it off store shelves was deemed a matter of National Security.&nbsp; Nevertheless, it probably was the best cleaner for dirty steel you could get.&nbsp; The Carbona stuff that briefly replaced it wasn&#039;t nearly as good.&nbsp;&nbsp; I freely admit to never having tried using it on silver.&nbsp; However, like I wrote, Acetone does leave residues.&nbsp; Agreed it could be because of the rinse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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