11 Apr
2001
11 Apr
'01
11:10 a.m.
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Joe wrote:
I believe Citrisolv is what's in Goo-Gone and
some of the other similar
solvents. The stuff works great for removing labels, ink and the like. I've
never had enough of it to use it for general cleaning but I expect that it
will work well. Two things that I've found that help when using Goo-Gone
are (1) warm the object to be cleaned before putting on the solvent (2)
after applying Goo-Gone to the area to be cleaned cover it with tin foil to
keep it from drying out.
Where do you get tin foil, Joe? I haven't seen any of that in years!
- don
At 09:45 PM 4/10/01 -0700, you wrote:
Speaking of solvents, anybody have experience with
commercial grade
Citrisolv? (D-limene)
One of my friends gave me 2.5 gals of the (I am assuming) 20% commercial
concentration, and it looks real NASTY (much thicker than motor oil). His
only warning was not to get it on paint I want to keep. A new pair of
nitrile gloves is a no brainer, and the fumes actually smell nice, but I am
not entirely sure how I want to proceed. I already have plenty of weak
consumer spray bottles of similar stuff, so I don't plan to waste any of it
highly diluted, maybe just as a 5:1 or 10:1 so it doesn't eat through the
bottle too fast.
Things I plan to clean; a batch of gummy old mac floppy drives, general
dirty computer stuff, and maybe a few spots on the carpet. Any experienced
people have some tips?