[s-cars] OT: Was RE: Stiff front door hinges

[Kent McLean]

Ian Duff wrote:
> I have seen the Wiz very Halloween, like every red-blooded kid. However, 
> I wasn't focused on the Tin Man, I waited in breathless anticipation for 
> the Wicked Witch of the West, and for the flying monkeys.
> 
> Do oil cans have any rubber in them, like for seals? If they do, and the 
> rubber is synthetic, I would imagine the acetone would have some fun. If 
> no rubber, that's a capital idea! I'm used to squirting acetone out of 
> something pretty resistant to it's solvent capabilities, hence my fist 
> thought of a poly bottle. However, the obvious is blinding sometimes! 
> Thanks.

The Wizard of Oz type of oil can does not have rubber. It's just a metal
can with a flexible metal spout.  Turn it upside down, press on the bottom,
and the bottom "oil cans", flexes in and out, to squirt oil.

Of course, that is so old fashioned you probably need to go to a flea
market to find an antique one.

-- 
Kent