blake wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:47:15 GMT:

??>> blake murphy wrote:
??>>
??>>> no, but i will. i just bought a bottle of cheap white
??>>> vinegar (ostensibly to clean the microwave), but haven't
??>>> deployed it yet.
??>>>
??>> Pickling vinegar might work better. It is a lot stronger.
??>> The cheap stuff is diluted.
??>>
bm> it's standard white vinegar, store brand, diluted to five
bm> percent acidity. i can't say that i recall seeing
bm> 'pickling vinegar' at the store.

If you need more acid strength than regular vinegar, you can buy
muriatic acid (hydrochloric) at a hardware store. Don't use
much, wear gloves and wash off with lots of water. A short
contact is not that dangerous to skin but I'd also use goggles
to avoid getting it in my eyes.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not