Cleaning gungy Flexowriter

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Chad Fernandez wrote: A good point; this stuff is HARSH. It's a degreaser, and contains a lot of lye, amongst other things, it eats skin (literally makign you bleed if you leave it on your skin). I didn't say, but it seems obvious, rapidly effective chemistry isn't selective, and cover your ass and other parts liberally with latex gloves (no remarks please). I use two layers with this stuff. And I don't use it on cosmetic items, as I wouldn't use most reactive solvents, though for deeply crapped up stuff, it might be a good last resort. I use "windex" type cleaners on key caps and the like, and Dr. Bronners liquid castille soaps and water on cabinets, or just hand dishwashing liquid and water. Rarely do I need to use petroleum solvents. I'm not totally opposed to them, I keep mineral spirits and even a pint of lacquer thinner around, but that stuff does stink up the world, costs a lot more, is flammable, etc. My wild days of MEK plus toluol in an ultrasonic tank without gloves are looong gone behind me. I hope.