[R-390] RF deck removal

[Alan Victor]

Ah Kerosene it is. Thanks Charles. I was not aware of the bad side effects
of WD40 on the lubrication side.

Alan

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Charles Steinmetz <csteinmetz at yandex.com>
wrote:

> Alan wrote:
>
>  I may initially clean the gear case intact with liberal WD40 and paint
>> brush.
>>
>
> You may want to reconsider using WD-40, unless you plan to wash it all out
> thoroughly with a residue-free solvent before you reassemble the radio.  In
> addition to solvents, WD-40 contains some really crappy non-synthetic oil
> that is notorious for oxidizing and gumming up after the solvent evaporates.
>
> The part of WD-40 that is useful for cleaning the gear train is the
> kerosene/mineral spirits solvent.  Just buy a jug of kerosene or mineral
> spirits at the hardware store (or odorless lamp oil, if you're feeling
> really flush).  These solvents evaporate cleanly.  All the benefit of WD-40
> without the residue problem.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>
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