17 cents/can gasket remover

Is anything going on with gasket remover?
I had hard time removing 35 years old air compressor gaskets. So I went to 5-6 auto parts stores to get a can of gasket remover around here with no luck. They all said " we used to have it but I don't see it".
Thinking as the last stop, went to O'Reilly. They had 2 cans in the back and was listed as clearance in their system for 17 cents a can. Got 2 for 34 cents.
Just wondering why they all didn't have any more or had in clearance.

grab me a case

It's probably related to the chemicals in the can. Some products just can't be had anymore.

damn shame too...nothing like sitting back with a good rag and a can of gasket remover...watch the chips episodes in rewind...laugh my ass off....

Many of the products frequently used in the past incident to mechanical work have been found to be toxic in various degrees. Whether through the skin, or inhaled vapors, etc.

For example, was common in earlier days to use gasoline in a metal bucket for cleaning motor parts. :ohmy:

Today we are supposed to immediately wash any gasoline from our skin, don't inhale gasoline vapor, and Heaven Forbid sucking a mouthful to start a siphon from gas tank. :pinch:

www.crcindustries.com/faxdocs/msds/3017.pdf

Careful ya don't get one of the dreaded 4 hour stiffies. :lol:

Good Fortune!

yea I just spent I dont know how many hrs taking off an original baked on base gasket with razor blades and sand paper, IT SUCKED

wouldnt be a bad idea if you had a look at the chemiclas listed in the can, could be useful for a DIY gasker remover.... please report

thats a decent idea, better get the proportions correct though could be a large kABOOM

it is this one.
www.itwconsumer.com/catalog.aspx?prodID=38

Says can't sell or use in California, Connecticut, DC, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island.

then it must be good !!!

thanks, looks like its mostly Dichloromethane (DCM or methylene chloride)

good to know

In their MSDS,
Methylene Chloride, Petroleum Gases/Liquefied/Sweetened, Methanol, Trade secret(Non-hazardous) mixture
are listed as ingredients.

Sweetened petroleum gas!:blink: