[GreenKeys] White Discoloration on Keys

[Keelan Lightfoot]

The decay symptoms for cellulose acetate film seem to somewhat match those of our beloved teletype keys...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate_film

- Keelan

On 2011-07-29, at 10:49 AM, Steve Schlink wrote:

> Due to the organic nature of the plastic (Tenite, Cellulosic Acetate 
> Propionate) I had always thought that it was a fungal growth, since it 
> usually occurrs in damp, dark,  locations, e.g. boxed items, tool boxes, 
> etc. Places that fungi prefer.
> 
> As a result, I just used a bleach solution to kill the fungus.
> Works for me.
> 
> Steve 
> 
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