[ARC5] Penetrating Oils

[J. Forster]

Some window cleaners have ammonia and will remove tube markings, as I said.

-John

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> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 1:10 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald
> <k2gkk at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> Some folks have said to beware of "Fantastik" cleaner.
>>
>
> I'm one of those folks. Fantastilk and 409 are quite similar, both are
> very
> nasty cleaners and can definitely do damage to some items. I made the
> mistake of using one on an old painted metal sign to remove some spatters
> and ended up wiping paint off instead. They can cloud or even melt plastic
> and dull some metal finishes. They stink to the high heavens, too. I've
> used one or the other maybe twice in the last 20 years as I find other
> cleaners just as effective and much more user and material-friendly.
> Windex, Simple Green, even warm soap and water work for 99% of the issues
> found in old gear. Rust/corrosion is another matter, but 409/Fantastik
> won't touch those either.
>
> The 'spray on/rinse off' approach is quite appealing to the instant
> gratification types but there's no substitute for good ol' elbow grease
> like a toothbrush and Windex. When dealing with old equipment quite often
> 'faster' is not better.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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