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Rubberguy · 08-20-2009, 03:50 PM

I am a chem major (33 years in industrial chemistry) and must confess I have never encountered a non-aqueous enzyme. At first read, I thought that you can accomplish the same thing with acetone which will disolve water and yet stay in solution in the gasoline. Methyl alcohol does the same thing (dry gas) but is not as efficent. Gums and varnish can also be dissolved using xylene as an additive. Xylene is a bit hard to find, but I believe Home Depot has it near the paint department. Be careful with it though, it will eat paint!

08-20-2009, 03:50 PM	#3
Rubberguy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol NH and Welch Island Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ethanol I am a chem major (33 years in industrial chemistry) and must confess I have never encountered a non-aqueous enzyme. At first read, I thought that you can accomplish the same thing with acetone which will disolve water and yet stay in solution in the gasoline. Methyl alcohol does the same thing (dry gas) but is not as efficent. Gums and varnish can also be dissolved using xylene as an additive. Xylene is a bit hard to find, but I believe Home Depot has it near the paint department. Be careful with it though, it will eat paint!