Are they really effective at controlling rust on tools ?
moth balls
Mar 19, 2019
Last reply: 7 years ago
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What? Who said that? Can you still find mothballs?
I thought they had been banned in case children ate them as sweets.
I did not know Moths had balls... Brian
I bet Alexa can ...
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Why else would they fly with their legs so far apart?
Similarly, I d> What? Who said that?
Dunno not tried. I bet there is a little chinaman somewhere making counterfeit ones. Brian
If you mean Camphor tablets then yes when included in a case that closes. The tablets evaporate and a thin microscopic film of "oil" forms on metal surfaces.
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I don't believe Naptha has the same properties.
I don't think that moth balls now sold in the UK contain either Camphor or Naptha
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