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Smart marketers have inspired us that every stain and every operation with a car is worth its own bottle of chemistry, already standing like an Airbus wing and
It’s hard to imagine that once – even before internal combustion engines – there were no road repairs, no cars with “current” oil seals and gaskets. But as soon as internal combustion engines became widespread, problems arose. Since then, car bodies and their engine compartments have suffered from dirt, which sometimes cannot be removed with an ordinary wash, albeit with high pressure. The first drivers had to find means to remove hard-to-remove traces of use. And of course they were.
In the Soviet Union, there were about 400 dealers, if you can call them that, centers all over the country, so getting there seemed like a red day on the calendar. Not everyone gets that honor. The cars were maintained on their own, at best with the help of a neighbor. There were always not enough tools and consumables, and there was no special chemistry in principle: experiment, motorist, create! And they created: they brewed drugs, mixed chemical compounds, applied seemingly inappropriate things.
So, in the arsenal of the Soviet garage, a tool appeared that could cope with any wipe of a car “slurry”: it turned out to be an oil solvent, crushed into “nefras” according to good old tradition. In fact, this is the collective name for household substances – such as kerosene, turpentine, gasoline “galoshes”. They were used in production to remove preservative coatings and dirt, to thin varnishes and paints and to wash parts. Well, everything that was used in production was also used at home – pull every nail from work, you are the master here, not a guest.
By the way, according to GOST, nefras is highly flammable and poisonous, but it does not contain acids and bases, so “in a well-ventilated room” it is damn multifunctional. Rinse the hub and brake mechanism, remove oil and power steering fluid stains, remove the means of transport from the new discs, preventing rust.
And today there is another important argument for the petroleum solvent: the price. This versatile and effective tool can be bought for only 60 rubles: for less than 1 dollar we get a half-liter bottle. Will it be possible today to buy highly advertised auto chemicals for such an amount?
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It’s hard to imagine that once – even before internal combustion engines – there were no road repairs, no cars with “current” oil seals and gaskets. But as soon as internal combustion engines became widespread, problems arose. Since then, car bodies and their engine compartments have suffered from dirt, which sometimes cannot be removed with an ordinary wash, albeit with high pressure. The first drivers had to find means to remove hard-to-remove traces of use. And of course they were.
In the Soviet Union, there were about 400 dealers, if you can call them that, centers all over the country, so getting there seemed like a red day on the calendar. Not everyone gets that honor. At best, the cars were serviced and maintained only with the help of a neighbor. There were always not enough tools and consumables, and there was no special chemistry in principle: experiment, motorist, create! And they created: they brewed drugs, mixed chemical compounds, applied seemingly inappropriate things.
So, in the arsenal of the Soviet garage, a tool appeared that could cope with any wipe of a car “slurry”: it turned out to be an oil solvent, crushed into “nefras” according to good old tradition. In fact, this is the collective name for household substances – such as kerosene, turpentine, gasoline “galoshes”. They were used in production to remove preservative coatings and dirt, to thin varnishes and paints and to wash parts. Well, everything that was used in production was also used at home – pull every nail from work, you are the master here, not a guest.
By the way, according to GOST, nefras is highly flammable and poisonous, but it does not contain acids and bases, so “in a well-ventilated room” it is damn multifunctional. Rinse the hub and brake mechanism, remove oil and power steering fluid stains, remove the means of transport from the new discs, preventing rust.
And today there is another important argument for the petroleum solvent: the price. This versatile and effective tool can be bought for only 60 rubles: for less than 1 dollar we get a half-liter bottle. Will it be possible today to buy highly advertised auto chemicals for such an amount?
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
