Removing paint & magic marker graffiti from computer cases

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Apr 23 12:38:23 1999

Try benzene (mine came from an art-supply house under the trade name
"BESTINE" which is used for removing tape residue.) This may not work on
all paints and markers, but it surely does a nice job on the tape and other
adhesives used to attach property tags and the like. I've removed some
"magic-marker" from plastic cases, but marker and paing sometimes interact
with the plastic, in which case you may have a more serious problem. It's
just cosmetic, though.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Chandra Bajpai <cbajpai_at_mediaone.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 7:05 AM
Subject: Removing paint & magic marker graffiti from computer cases


>
>I've got a couple of Commodore PETs that need to be cleaned up.
>I'd like to restore them to like new condition...the only problem
>is some markings on the systems.
>
>Any ideas on how to remove from the metal case (with damaging the
>painted surface underneath)
> - Spray paint (numbers)
> - Permanent magic marker (more numbers)
>
>Thanks,
>Chandra
>
>
Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 12:38:23 BST