The white stuff is not mold or oxidation, it is stearic acid mold release agent, essentially soap. The warm air from a hair dryer turns it to a clear liquid that rinses away with water. (Perhaps the baking soda mentioned earlier neutralizes this compound.)
Also, if you have problems with link couplers not freely dropping, the pins can be heated with the tip of a soldering iron to liquify the white stuff inside the link pin hole. It may take 2 - 3 treatments and rinses. --- Nick At 11:40 PM 2/13/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Message: 25 > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:40:49 -0000 > From: "beechcricker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: keep them looking "like new" > >Lou, > >I'm glad you posted this as I've noticed the mold or oxidation on my >soon-to-emerge-from-box switch controllers. This seems to be a quick >and easy process but was does the "hair dryer treatment" entail? > >Jeff > > > >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "louis glumac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well,,,,,i have found a way to help plastic american switch >controllers look > > like new,if they have white mold on them,,afther the hair dryer >treatment i > > soak them for a day in baking soda and water solution,the plastic >only,then > > dry them off,,they come out looking like new,and i have had no new >white > > mold growing aftherwards > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
