>>>> "Roy" == Roy J Tellason
<rtellason at verizon.net> writes:
Roy> Maybe I'll try the stuff out on some scrap plastic first, then.
Roy> I've heard about it being handy, but haven't used it yet.
You'd have to make sure it's the right kind of plastic. There is a
whole lot of variation as to what solvents (if any) will dissolve
"plastic". PE and PTFE don't dissolve at all, while many other
plastics have their particular "good solvent". I remember furan for
vinyl (as in "waterbed patch kits"), something completely different
for polystyrene, and probably something different yet again for
plexiglas.
Then there are fun details like this one: ethanol is a nice harmless
cleaning fluid for many things, including most plastics. But it will
turn plexiglas matte.
paul