Warning: Do Not Mix Chemicals

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Topic: Mixing of off-the-shelf products and the danger that can occur. There is a particular situation posted on another site that involved an individual that used brake cleaner as a substitute cleaner when preparing to weld a surface to prep it. The combination of the ingredients of the Brakeclean and the welding flame created a poisonous gas that nearly killed him. Another situation involved mixing synthetic ATF with Acetone to make a homebrew rust buster. It seems using petroleum based ATV is OK but sythetic ATV is NOT. I guess the message here is be very careful & informed when mixing chemicals. Remember the old warning about mixing cleaners from under the kitchen sink ..... Please make your own good judgement.