On 13/06/18 13:16, Martin Brown wrote:
On 13/06/2018 12:07, Brian Reay wrote:
I have a Pure One Flow Radio. This model has an odd finish, which is
like a soft touch matt. After several years- I'm not sure how long
I've had it- I bought it when Comet were closing down so a good few
years, the finish looked really grubby. I used my usual foam cleaner
without any real joy. Then I tried some alcohol which has removed the
finish to show a shiny finish over most of the case. No real problem,
if I can remove it all. In fact, it will look quite smart, if not
better than before.Â* Looking on the internet, it seems this is a known
problem with this radio.

Someone has suggested that Tea Tree Oil is the 'magic' way to remove
the odd finish. I've only heard of Tree Tree Oil being used for
cosmetic purposes.

Has anyone tried it as a solvent or does anyone know if there is a
solvent mixed with it?

It is quite likely cut with a relatively inert non-toxic oil.

Limonene is another pretty good general cleaning solvent extractable
from lemon rinds which is why microwaving a lemon cut in half in water
is quite a good way to clean the interior of a microwave oven.

I found old brake fluid remarkably good for removing gone horrible tacky
soft vinyl plastic finishes off things that had degraded.


Interesting. The little cloth-like cleaners for glasses you can buy from
Aldi have a citrus smell. Perhaps they are based on Limonene.