11 Oct
2002
11 Oct
'02
1:12 p.m.
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Doc Shipley wrote:
Goof-Off is some extreme stuff. It WILL melt most
case plastics, for
example, enough to make it flexible in about 35 seconds.
Definitely do NOT apply it directly to the object you are attempting to
cleanse of evil goo. I always apply it first to a cloth and then use the
cloth to buff the target.
I've even used Goof-Off on cardboard boxes with crayon written on them
(you know how some of those thrift stores use wax pencils to write prices
on stuff--annoying). But I applied it to a towel first of course.
The other thing nobody's mentioned about both
products is that they're
highly toxic [0]. Especially with Goof-Off, I finally quit believing
that "just this one thing" idea. If the cap's coming off the bottle,
it's under the exhaust hood or outside.
Doc
[0] Not in any "fun" way, either.
Definitely not. I recommend PVC glue.
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