Removing duct tape residue.

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Fri May 16 14:51:00 2003

MEK has all but been banned in the US and is just about impossible for an
individual to obtain. Besides it EATS plastic!

   Joe

At 02:27 PM 5/16/03 -0400, you wrote:
>How many people keep something as nasty as MEK in their house?
>Generally if your trying to disolve something then pick a solvent in the
>same family as the ink is made out of. like disolves like is a general rule.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Turnbull" <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
>To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 1:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Removing duct tape residue.
>
>
>> On May 16, 3:55, vance_at_neurotica.com wrote:
>> > I usually see isopropanol rather than methanol at the pharmacist.
>>
>> It may depend on the pharmacy, and methanol is more likely to be in the
>> back room than the front shelf. IPA is sold as "rubbing alcohol" in
>> the States, "methylated spirit" for a variety of purpose is commonly
>> available in the UK and most of Europe -- it's a mixture of ethanol and
>> methanol (plus dye). The point, however, is that methanol is a better
>> solvent for felt-tip and ballpoint pen inks than isopropanol is, and
>> that's what the original reference was about, IIRC.
>>
>> For glue residue (incl. duct tape), though, what we call "white spirit"
>> or "turpentine substitute" (not to be confused with cellulose paint
>> thinner) in the UK, is better than any of the common alcohols.
>>
>> None of the above will have any effect on most plastics, unlike
>> toluene, MEK, acetone, ..., all of which are solvents for many plastics
>> (in fact, for most non-waxy plastics, which leaves little but polythene
>> and PTFE).
>>
>> --
>> Pete Peter Turnbull
>> Network Manager
>> University of York
Received on Fri May 16 2003 - 14:51:00 BST