I think your best bet would be: "Electromotive Cleaner" or "Electronic Tuner Cleaner"
-----Original Message----- >From: Doug McNutt <dougl...@macnauchtan.com> >Sent: Jul 18, 2011 4:32 PM >To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: Cleaning a PowerBook G4 > >At 15:03 -0400 7/18/11, Dan wrote: >>The owner of this PB G4 claimed he doesn't smoke - but he smells and has >>glowing yellow eyes. The PB has that nicotine patina, and the keys are >>gummy, some unresponsive. I opened it up... and the nicotine/tar is acting >>as a glue for some white cat hairs... >> >>Ok, so tonight I'm going to double up on the latex gloves and try cleaning >>this beastie. Normally I use things like rubbing or iso alcohol. But then >>normally, I avoid tar'd computers. Is there something better for ciggy goo? > >Long long ago, when I worked in a government laboratory, I used an acoustic >vibrating tank filled with CCl2F2 - freon22 - for things like that. > >That's probably illegal now but there are vibrating tanks big enough to handle >a keyboard if you can get access to one. > >Carbona was CCl4 - carbon tet - would be good too but there's that ozone thing >above us. > >Acetone is a a BAD idea. It will mess up the plastic parts. > >Gasoline?? Perhaps with some experimenting on the plastics first. Alcohol >will clean up after that. > >Stoddard Solvent would be like gasoline but without dissolved heavier oils. > >Paint thinner is a lot like Stoddard but cheaper and available at Home Depot. >NOT paint remover. >-- > >--> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <-- > >-- >You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for >those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power >Macs. >The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette >guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... “Choose love and peace above all other options. Commit to the goal of unconditional love and compassion for all life, in all its expressions, and surrender all judgment to God. --- Dr. David R. Hawkins -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
