Thanks for posting, very helpful. Before seeing your video I had always read that as "Methyl" but now I see from the container label it could instead actually be "Menthyl" so I'm glad you showed that. I had to look up the difference and here is what the wikidiff shows: menthyl (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical derived from menthol methyl (organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical. So maybe I'd better source mine by the name Wintergreen Oil rather than by chemical name to avoid confusion. Thanks for the reminder about toxicology - in some other videos on this topic people seem not so careful.
I'm not an expert on this, but I believe it would be too hot otherwise. You would run the risk of turning the outside gummy. Cutting with alcohol slows things down so it can evenly penetrate the whole part. Plus, it doesn't hurt that it makes the solution a lot cheaper.
Very quick to the point. Keeping it simple is nice
Thanks for posting, very helpful. Before seeing your video I had always read that as "Methyl" but now I see from the container label it could instead actually be "Menthyl" so I'm glad you showed that. I had to look up the difference and here is what the wikidiff shows:
menthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical derived from menthol
methyl
(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
So maybe I'd better source mine by the name Wintergreen Oil rather than by chemical name to avoid confusion. Thanks for the reminder about toxicology - in some other videos on this topic people seem not so careful.
I'm going to use this technique to restore a pinch roller that has glazed over on a cassette deck.
It’s not a permanent fix, but it might last a few months or more?
Do you know if silicon oil could do the same job ?
I don’t know, only takes a day or two to find out.
Why cut the oil with alcohol?
I'm not an expert on this, but I believe it would be too hot otherwise. You would run the risk of turning the outside gummy. Cutting with alcohol slows things down so it can evenly penetrate the whole part. Plus, it doesn't hurt that it makes the solution a lot cheaper.