In the past I've given the water bath a really good clean then sprayed with matt black paint. Couple of coats and it looks like new. The paint that comes in cans from DIY stores is all that's needed. Any paint remaining can be used on the lab wall, "mental histologists rule, ok." It's a Glasgow thing. Ian.
Dr. Ian Montgomery, Histotechnology, I.B.L.S. Support Unit, Thomson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: 04 May 2010 17:40 To: path lab; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Lynette Pavelich Subject: Re: [Histonet] waterbath residue I used to glue a black X-ray film separating paraffinized sheet to the bottom of the water bath for a black background and changed it as needed. René J. --- On Tue, 5/4/10, Lynette Pavelich <lpave...@hurleymc.com> wrote: From: Lynette Pavelich <lpave...@hurleymc.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] waterbath residue To: "path lab" <pathology.histol...@gmail.com>, histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 11:56 AM Those black flecks could absolutely be from the waterbaths. I have yet to find a coated waterbath that does not eventually loose its lining. In frustration, I've had techs use a SOS pad to scrub off the lining to finally get rid of it. Waterbath still worked, just no nice teflon lining. I've tried returning them, but they all still went bad. Maybe next purchase, you could go the glass liner type. >>> path lab <pathology.histol...@gmail.com> 5/4/2010 10:56 AM >>> Our waterbaths leave a good amount of black residue on our paper towels when we dump the water and wipe them out at the end of the day. Is anyone else having this problem? It appears that the finish is gradually wearing off. Could this be the cause of the artifact ( black specs appear to be on top of the tissue ) that we occassionally see? Thank you in advance for your replies. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet