[Milsurplus] MFP removal

[J Forster]

Great work. Thanks,
-John

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> The varnish itself appears to be referred to as MIL-V-173 (or
> currently it may more correctly be MIL-V-173C).  One source I found
> indicates it is pretty expensive, $80/quart or $130/gallon.  One
> supplier's MSDS says that the solvent is Xylene.  I just queried one
> supplier as to the availability of a solvent suitable for cleaning
> solder joints for repairs.  And told them the typical age of the
> equipment is >50 years in case the composition of the varnish has
> changed significantly since our gear was coated.
>
> In a message dated 9/10/2007 1:26:29 AM Central Daylight Time,
> olegerityincj at austin.rr.com writes:
>
>> J Foster -
>> This link may help,  Page 5, it is plain oil based varnish.
>>     http://wbdg.org/ccb/FEDMIL/t152b.pdf
>>
>> Later
>> Hutch
>>
>> J Forster wrote:
>>
>> >I've been looking for the recommended solvent to remove the MFP
>> coating
>> >applied to gear in the WW II era. Does anyone have a manual
>> reference or
>> >something? I can't seem to find it offhand.
>> >
>> >Also, did it contain a trace of a Mercury compound (Chloride
>> maybe?)
>> >
>
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