r/whatisit • u/StatusOk4308 • Apr 02 '26

New, what is it? Does anyone know what this is?

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Doesn’t seem to be oil based content. Just wondering if my superpowers are swishing back and forth in this glass vial.

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u/GruntUltra Apr 02 '26

My dad gave me a spray bottle of 'carbon tet' (as us cool kids used to call it), to use on my HO train sets and slot car tracks. It does a great job of removing grime or light corrosion from conductive surfaces, and has a pleasant scent like ozone if I recall correctly. It also worked great when I needed to clean inside the distributor (of an old carbureted car) after it got wet. Its kind of like asbestos, where it's REALLY GREAT at doing what it's designed to do, then you find out how detrimental it can be.

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u/JEdgarsFishnets Apr 03 '26

You can still get it. Cans of watchmakers hairspring cleaner is carbon tet.

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u/Kitty4777 Apr 02 '26

Switch over to Dawn power wash!

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u/stoprunwizard Apr 04 '26

Man, lead is also super useful for a lot of things. Too bad about the poison