[GreenKeys] Cleaning stuff, etc..

[Peter Gottlieb]

I used something like this when helping do the annual on a friend's 
plane for several years.  It sounds like the same unit.  Maybe I am 
foolish but I didn't use gloves, even occasionally splashed the stuff in 
my face (I wear glasses though) and never suffered any ill effects.  
YMMV.  I would worry as much about getting the grease in your eyes as 
the solvent.  What used to be really dangerous to the eyes was the 
Eposolve we used to use to un-pot potted assemblies.

I recently cleaned a VERY encrusted 2B printer.  All the oils and grease 
had dried to a thick film of what looked like brownish yellow varnish.  
I used a big stainless deep pan (11x17 darkroom type), a spray can of 
"electronics cleaner" which was tetrachloroethylene (from an auto parts 
store) and a smallish paint brush.  Do this outside!!  The stuff smells 
like a dry cleaner, because that is what they use (hmmm, can we get our 
machines dry cleaned?).  It works unbelievably well.  In the sunlight, 
what was in the tray evaporated relatively quickly leaving a large 
amount of hard thick greasy junk.

The 2B wouldn't even turn when I got it.  After cleaning and lubing it 
is now running and printing copy.

Peter


Don Robert House wrote:
> The company that provides the cleaning tank and the "Gunk" is called 
> Safety Clean.  They recirculate the stuff and collect the hazardous 
> waste every so often.  It would be nice to ask the mechanic to clean 
> your parts when they have just put new stuff in the machine.  It is 
> powerful stuff and should be used only by trained persons.  If you 
> splash the stuff in your eyes you could be blinded.  It also makes 
> significant burns on your skin.
>
> Don
> K9TTY
>
>
> On 26 Nov 2007, at 9:12 AM, Larry Tighe wrote:
>
> Greg,
>
> A mechanic friend has a tub that has a pump that has some kind of 
> "Gunk" liquid running in it.  He uses this to clean parts from 
> engines.  It dries with no noticeable residue.
>
> With extreme originality, he calls it his "Cleaning Tank".  You might 
> have one near-by at your frienly mechanic's facility.  The nozzle is 
> at moderate pressure and, with a brush, parts come out sparkly new 
> looking.
>
> Lar
> K2JA
> www.antiquetelephone.com
>
>
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:16 AM
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Cleaning stuff, etc..
>
>
>> Would someone please enlighten this forgetful person what you use to 
>> clean ye olde ancient M14ROTR, as well as other equipment, since I no 
>> longer have access to a dipping/cleaning tank. >
>
> 73 de Greg "GW" Moore WA3IVX/NNN0BVN
>
>
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