On 06/04/2012 08:00 AM, gene heskett wrote: >> Dawn is a much better degreaser. Fella talked me into using it a few >> years back to wash down the surface of my cane rods before varnishing, >> and it worked great. I started using it on the metal stuff I was bluing >> and got more consistent blues of the metal too. And I always have a >> gallon of DNA laying around, for finishing and cleaning stuff. DNA is >> great for cleaning up soldering flux residue too. >> > I've always steered clear of DNA, preferring the real thing for that as its > faster. > It's getting much harder to get 200 proof pure ethyl alcohol anymore though. Our wondrous ATF has regulated it so much. I have about 1/2 pint of it sitting here at work on my shelf. > Story from my tv days: We used to buy freon TF in 6 gallon cartons for > head cleaning of tape recorders, and we thought doing it 2-6x a day/machine > was normal. Then came the ozone hole, so I went looking for another > cleaner, and settled on the Ace Hdwe alky, the one with the SLX label on > the can. That worked well too, and it only took me a day or so to discover > that the head cleaning job went from several times a day for a busy > machine, to once or twice a week! That TF was leaving something behind > that was attracting the tape oxide I think. A huge difference in the > amount of daily housekeeping in the control room required. > You sure the Ace alcohol ain't denatured? I haven't seen anything but DNA or isopropyl on their shelves in years. > > > > Cheers, Gene > Mark
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