Most likely it's the plasticizer exuding to the surface. Plasticizer is added to many plastics to make them flexible. There's nothing you did wrong, it would have happened whether it was stored in water or not. Water just made this entropic process more readily apparent by becoming slimy.
Mike > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:05:52 -0800 > From: "D Hauch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: best way to store mono ? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > What's the best way to store your mono? > > I took off all the paper labels and marked them with a silver Sharpie, > then put them in water, thought I heard this was best. > > I notice the spools and line are slimey to touch. > > Is there something coming off the mono, or the rubberband thats wrapped > around the spool ? > > Just curious. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
