[Boatanchors] Cleaning the dreaded soapy white mold

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Jim Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
To: "John Hensley" <w5jv at hotmail.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "MilSurplus QSLNet" 
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Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cleaning the dreaded soapy white 
mold


> There is some stuff like this that forms on Teletype keys. 
> I thought
> it was mold, but someone said it is a plasticizer compound 
> and that heat
> from a hair dryer will melt it.  I haven't tried that 
> yet - last time
> I had to clean some I used a green pot scrubber.
>
>
> jhhaynes at earthlink dot net

     I wonder if this is related to the deposit that formed 
on the inside windshield of cars. This was supposed to be a 
plasticizer that evaporated from the plastic on the 
dashboard and upholstery.
    I wonder if Armor-all would work on the keys.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com