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conrad101 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:31:05 GMT

I use this for all my degreasing needs:

http://www.cellande.co.uk/shop/201.htm

This product is ... "made from palm, coconut and mineral salts. It is a safe alternative to harsh chemicals for a wide variety of degreasing applications in factory or garage. It is suitable for cleaning vehicles as it is safe for use on aluminium and glass. It is particularly useful in catering situations as it is slightly bactericidal so is excellent for use in food preparation areas especially for cleaning extractor fans. Cellande CE201 Degreaser is non-toxic and suitable for use when in contact with foodstuffs."

Ideal for kebab van owners!

RE: Digresssion in topics

wyliecoyoteuk — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:01:05 GMT

[quote][b]MartenReed (13/07/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]wyliecoyoteuk (13/07/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]MartenReed (13/07/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]Slipstreem (13/07/2008)[/b][hr]Cheese? Don't talk to me about cheese! :(

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:[/quote]

Cheddar? Brie? Camembert? Maybe a nice bit of Mozzarella?[/quote]

No, it should be Dolcelatte or Roquefort.

or maybe Mascarpone :)[/quote]

Parmesan?[/quote]

Of course, but it must Parmiggianno Reggianno, and at least 18months old, everything else, (like Grana Pandano, for example) is for cissies.

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Just Jon — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:39:28 GMT

A well worn (cotton) shirt should help you Bob. Most of the loose fibres should have been broken down by the pounding of the washer.

If the substance you are using favours being soaked well into the cloth, bung the donor shirt it a cycle that has no conditioner in a few times. Conditioner is great at making things soft, but stops the material retaining water-like fluids form permeating the fibre (never use conditioners with bath / hand towels).

If you go to an optitians, the little cloths they provide are pretty good too, although, when new a few fibres may still break away.

For a very slightly more abrasive material, rinse the carp out of decent babywipes, and dry on a radiator.

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BJM — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:04:35 GMT

Stilton of course. All else is simply milk that has gone off a bit.

I've got plenty of cheesecloth, but does anyone know the whereabouts of a Clean Lint-Free Cloth shop?

I've been giving the car a bit of a birthday, and every damn cleaning product needs applying with a Clean Lint-Free Cloth.
I've searched Yellow pages and googled, but can't find a specialist lint-free cloth supplier anywhere.

RE: Digresssion in topics

Tippon — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:34:33 GMT

[quote][b]MartenReed (13/07/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]Slipstreem (13/07/2008)[/b][hr]Cheese? Don't talk to me about cheese! :(

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:[/quote]

Cheddar? Brie? Camembert? Maybe a nice bit of Mozzarella?[/quote]

Weren't they the Ninja Turtles?

RE: Digresssion in topics

MartenReed — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:08:16 GMT

[quote][b]Slipstreem (13/07/2008)[/b][hr]I might have guessed that somebody would bringdarts into the conversation. :rolleyes:

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:[/quote]

I blame the yanks.

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Slipstreem — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:07:33 GMT

I might have guessed that somebody would bring darts into the conversation. :rolleyes:

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:

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MartenReed — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:56:20 GMT

[quote][b]wyliecoyoteuk (13/07/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]MartenReed (13/07/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]Slipstreem (13/07/2008)[/b][hr]Cheese? Don't talk to me about cheese! :(

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:[/quote]

Cheddar? Brie? Camembert? Maybe a nice bit of Mozzarella?[/quote]

No, it should be Dolcelatte or Roquefort.

or maybe Mascarpone :)[/quote]

Parmesan?

RE: Digresssion in topics

wyliecoyoteuk — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:50:55 GMT

RE: Digresssion in topics

Spedley — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:39:42 GMT

Sorry to interrupt but I agree that off-topic discussion makes for a more vibrant forum but it should be made easier and more strutured, however something as simple as changing the colour of a post which was off topic would make it much more readable.

[color=red]That Merlin car is great, this topic was worth starting just for that link![/color]

RE: Digresssion in topics

MartenReed — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:46:31 GMT

[quote][b]Slipstreem (13/07/2008)[/b][hr]Cheese? Don't talk to me about cheese! :(

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:[/quote]

Cheddar? Brie? Camembert? Maybe a nice bit of Mozzarella?

RE: Digresssion in topics

Slipstreem — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:41:54 GMT

Cheese? Don't talk to me about cheese! :(

Cheers, Slipstreem. :cool:

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MartenReed — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:38:49 GMT

Very true Oldphart, I feel it helps emphasise the very casual nature of the forums :)

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wyliecoyoteuk — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:26:26 GMT

Take a look at [url=http://www.spainvia.com/Merlincar.htm]this[/url]:D

Mind you, to get back on topic, I need a new lawnmower, should I go for a hover, or a roller ? :)

RE: Digresssion in topics

oldphart — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:03:24 GMT

Spedders. One of the great delights of this forum is that it DOES wander off topic.

I read and participate in other places, where po faced moderators keep pruning posts, or even binning them.

This is one of the last few places where democracy rules, except where you cross the (hidden) line.

Speaking of which, I must just pop off to bin a post about Skt 939 stuff :);)

RE: Digresssion in topics

BJM — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:00:43 GMT

Merlins were V12's, not V10's.

Interestingly whilst they were famously fitted to the Hurricane and Spitfire (amongst many other uses) the V1 prototype of another famous WWII fighter, namely the Messerschmitt Bf-109, had been powered by its predecessor, the Rolls-Royce Kestrel V-12 engine in 1935.

RE: Digresssion in topics

Attercop — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:13:38 GMT

That would be awesome. A Veyron beater! I was talking to an old war plane engineer at work the other day and i'm sure he said those things were V10's. All that chrome too. Works of art.

RE: Digresssion in topics

malc_wright — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:12:58 GMT

Attercop ROFLMAO!

However on the subject of Rolls Royce engines, I was recently reminded of the chap who took a Merlin engine, coupled it with a big American Transmision and was testing his 'prototype Rolls Royce' Super sports car on the German autobahn.

According to legend Rolls Royce were alerted to it by Porsche who apparently complained along the lines of 'we do the sports cars, you do the luxury limos', after the 'Rolls Royce' prototype left everything standing.

Rolls Royce subsequently took action against the individual whose prototype the car was and put a stop to it.

Now whether that's an urban myth or not, a chap who doesn't live to far from me has a Rolls Royce Merlin engine in his garage, and looks fixed upon either testing the myth, or putting it into reality. He currently thinks that the life expectancy of the American transmission coupled to the Merlin Engine will be a matter of a few hundreds of miles before the transmission requires a rebuild.

RE: Digresssion in topics

asininity — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:40:25 GMT

I know what you mean but think the whole thing can be explained better philosophically!

RE: Digresssion in topics

Attercop — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:24:36 GMT

I agree totally. It all goes back to the Goshawk engine really. This Rolls-Royce engine was a development of the Rolls-Royce Kestrel featuring evaporative cooling. It provided 660 h.p. and powered the Short Knuckleduster, the Supermarine Type 224 (a predecessor to the Supermarine Spitfire) and initial examples of the Hawker Hurricane.

Developed as the Kestrel IV, the evaporative cooling machine was named Goshawk. A small number were built and they flew only in prototypes as a few manufacturer's private ventures and "one offs". Powers for individual installations are quoted between 650 and 700hp.

It was the power unit specified for the twin engined Short Knuckleduster flying boat.. sorry what were we talking about again? :)

Digresssion in topics

Spedley — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:21:47 GMT

It seems to me that people going off topic is a sympton rather tan the problem.

I often think of a digression which is relevent to the inital post but still off topic. The reason I either go off topic or don't bother posting is because by the time I have answered the current top and read all the posts 'since my last visit' and explained the point and linked to the previous topic it is no longer worth the effort.

Perhaps if topics were more easily created and cross referenced (i.e. a 'create sub-topic' button) then there would be far less digression and a far more active forum.