I was thinking more along the lines of cleaning up those "darnit! I
didn't want to get silicone on *that* part of it!" type things.... If
you get it in your clothing there's not a lot you can do.
-Bill
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From: guyk2av@gmail.com [mailto:guyk2av@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Guy
Olinger K2AV
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 2:41 PM
To: Bill Wichers
Cc: N1BUG; Topband
Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects
Roger that, but not sure I want to use acetone on clothes if it etches
plastic. Lot of cloth has synthetic thread blend in the fabric. Thanks
for the tip. 73, Guy
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Bill Wichers <billw@waveform.net>
wrote:
You can clean up silicone residue using acetone. Acetone will etch many
plastics though so test it on the material you want to clean before
using it.
-Bill
> Whatever you do, don't get it on your eyeglasses' lens. Be careful
not to
> get the stuff on your clothes, or spread it around on things with your
> fingers. It will not come out of clothes and will make a permanent
> stain. Wipe it off your hands with paper towels or napkins until your
skin
> no longer feels slick. Abrasive hand soap helps get it off by
dissolving
> skin oils underneath the stuff.
>
> One small tube of silicon grease might last you a lifetime. I still
have
> part of a tube I bought in the 70's.
>
> 73, Guy.
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