[R-390] Cleaning modules
mikea
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Fri Nov 9 11:05:53 EST 2007
On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 09:33:53PM -0400, Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
>
> Simple green, it's sold in all the finest stores. Walmart, Home Depot,
> Lowes, maybe even Wegmans. Probably not Wegmans, not high end enough ...
>
> It's a lot like other janitorial grade cleaners. There's nothing very
> special about it. There probably are a dozen other products that work
> every bit as well.
>
> The reason I like the stuff is that it's water based. You don't have
> all the ventilation issues you do with solvents. Disposal with water
> cleanup is also a lot easier than getting rid of solvents these days.
We used a lot of DuPont 409 on the hardware when I was in the military
and cleaning all manner of stuff. Be aware that 409 *DOES* eat epoxy
paint and some lettering, and that it has to be washed out well before
it has a chance to start eating bare metal.
--
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin
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