Scary stuff. But love the poison answer. Both of those do actually scare me. Regards Paul
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Lee Mushel <herbe...@centurytel.net> wrote: > Gentlemen, > > In my home you will find a fair variety of common solvents. MEK, Toluene > And Xylene will always be there. Of course, it is only fair to warn > everyone that the common industrial manufacture of Toluene and Xylene do > not remove all of the closely related (chemically) and universally > recognized carcinogen. Therefore, use reasonable care and ventilation and > not more than you have to. You can't expect the less harmful and more > commonly used aliphatics like the alcohols, to remove the "tarry" stuff. > And if you don't want to remove your desirable finishes you can go to the > chlorinated solvents. But be warned that those are known to cause funny > bumps and growths in you, too! > > But just in case I've scared you off I will finish with a statement that > when I come in contact with poisonous plant material and begin to "itch" I > simply take MEK or Toluene on a paper towel and use it to energetically > remove the invisible "waxy" stuff that the plant uses to make sure the > irritant stays in place and causes the misery of blisters and open sores! > If you get this done in the itch stage and before the blisters appear you > will be very pleasantly surprised! Even my daughter-in-law, who agrees > with very little I say, admits I'm right about this! > > Regards, > > Lee Mushel > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Latham" <d...@montana.com> > To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" < > time-nuts@febo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:12 PM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Removing "goop" was: =>Re: 10811 Outer oven > controller schematic > > > I haven't found anything that really removes sticker glue without >> scarring the paint >> >> >>> Xylene is availble as "goof-off" in paint departments. >>>> >>>> Graham >>>> >>>>> This has been an interesting discussion on how to remove "goop" from >>>>> stuff. >>>>> >>>>> I find that one or the other of the common methyl or ethyl alcohols >>>>> is >>>>> sufficient in many cases to remove "goop" and has proven to be quite >>>>> safe on almost all surfaces. >>>>> >>>>> When one of the common alcohols doesn't work I resort to a product >>>>> marketed by Circa 1850 under the name of Super DeGooper. The label >>>>> says >>>>> it "Removes these Goops: Oil Crayon, Tar, Marker, Gum, Labels, Shoe >>>>> Polish, Adhesive, Duct Tape, Lipstick, Grease, stickers, Dried Latex >>>>> Paint" but in my experience is quite effect on much, much more and is >>>>> safe on most surfaces. >>>>> >>>>> The caution label indicates that it contains xylene. >>>>> >>>>> Works for me and when it doesn't I then resort to the much stronger >>>>> lacquer thinner or acetone. All are flammable and are used carefully >>>>> with adequate ventilation. >>>>> >>>>> And when all else fails, good old scraping is used. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> cheers, Graham ve3gtc >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13-07-31 11:15 AM, Rex wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I suspect by gas he meant gasoline. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know about what paint remover he meant but I have another >>>>>> suggestion that might have worked. For cleaning label gunk off of >>>>>> used >>>>>> test equipment I have used automotive bug and tar remover. 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