Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
Hi Folks,
Many years ago, while I was a telephone central office technician, I used to use a lot of Freon TF solvent. I really loved using it because it did such a great job. Fast forward to today. I realize that this solvent has not been available for quite some time. I would like to "pick the brains" of the gurus in the group on what solvent is available that is almost as good as Freon TF. I have some cleaning that needs to be done and most of the available solvents, from some comments I have checked out, are not up to the job. Any assistance would be greatly helpful. Thanks much. Rick |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:45:43 -0700, RL Anderson
wrote: Many years ago, while I was a telephone central office technician, I used to use a lot of Freon TF solvent. I really loved using it because it did such a great job. Fast forward to today. I realize that this solvent has not been available for quite some time. I would like to "pick the brains" of the gurus in the group on what solvent is available that is almost as good as Freon TF. I have some cleaning that needs to be done and most of the available solvents, from some comments I have checked out, are not up to the job. What are you cleaning? Any chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent will work, but it might also attack the material you're trying to clean. CaiKleen NF http://store.caig.com/s.nl/ctype.KB/it.I/id.394/KB.218/.f http://store.caig.com/s.nl?sc=2&category=&ctype=KB&KB=218&search=CaiKlee n%20NF I haven't tried the stuff (yet). -- # Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060 # 831-336-2558 # http://802.11junk.com # http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
RL Anderson wrote:
Hi Folks, Many years ago, while I was a telephone central office technician, I used to use a lot of Freon TF solvent. I really loved using it because it did such a great job. Fast forward to today. I realize that this solvent has not been available for quite some time. I would like to "pick the brains" of the gurus in the group on what solvent is available that is almost as good as Freon TF. I have some cleaning that needs to be done and most of the available solvents, from some comments I have checked out, are not up to the job. Try naphtha. Be very careful because it is flammable and extremely volatile. Use lots of ventilation. http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9926175 --Winston |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
On Sep 26, 10:46*pm, Winston wrote:
RL Anderson wrote: Hi Folks, Many years ago, while I was a telephone central office technician, I used to use a lot of Freon TF solvent. *I really loved using it because it did such a great job. Fast forward to today. *I realize that this solvent has not been available for quite some time. *I would like to "pick the brains" of the gurus in the group on what solvent is available that is almost as good as Freon TF. *I have some cleaning that needs to be done and most of the available solvents, from some comments I have checked out, are not up to the job. Try naphtha. *Be very careful because it is flammable and extremely volatile. *Use lots of ventilation. http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9926175 --Winston I use naptha as a good general purpose solvent, and resort to paint remover when desperate. |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:39:25 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: I use naptha as a good general purpose solvent, and resort to paint remover when desperate. Which one? http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/423.html Using paint stripper is probably overkill for contact cleaning. All those mentioned are hazardous in some manner. All of those mentioned will eat plastics. However, when desperate, I use automotive brake cleaner (hexane, xylene, ethyl benzene, toluene, methyl alcohol, etc). Unfortunately, it's almost as toxic and also eats plastic. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:39:25 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I use naptha as a good general purpose solvent, and resort to paint remover when desperate. Which one? http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/423.html Using paint stripper is probably overkill for contact cleaning. All those mentioned are hazardous in some manner. All of those mentioned will eat plastics. I haven't seen any problem with VM&P Naphtha on plastics, (whatever VM&P *really* is.) :) It is really gentle and will clean gunk off of plastic coated flooring (for example) without any damage to the surface. However, when desperate, I use automotive brake cleaner (hexane, xylene, ethyl benzene, toluene, methyl alcohol, etc). Unfortunately, it's almost as toxic and also eats plastic. Nasty-in-a-can. --Winston |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
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RL Anderson wrote: Many years ago, while I was a telephone central office technician, I used to use a lot of Freon TF solvent. I really loved using it because it did such a great job. Fast forward to today. I realize that this solvent has not been available for quite some time. I would like to "pick the brains" of the gurus in the group on what solvent is available that is almost as good as Freon TF. I have some cleaning that needs to be done and most of the available solvents, from some comments I have checked out, are not up to the job. Some of the DuPont "Vertrel" solvent products might suit, perhaps? -- Dave Platt AE6EO Friends of Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
Jeff Liebermann wrote in
: On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:39:25 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: I use naptha as a good general purpose solvent, and resort to paint remover when desperate. Which one? http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/423.html Using paint stripper is probably overkill for contact cleaning. All those mentioned are hazardous in some manner. All of those mentioned will eat plastics. However, when desperate, I use automotive brake cleaner (hexane, xylene, ethyl benzene, toluene, methyl alcohol, etc). Unfortunately, it's almost as toxic and also eats plastic. perhaps automotive Mass Air Flow Sensor cleaner would work? my can of CRC cleaner says it's plastic safe and leaves no residue,and you can find it at most auto parts stores and even Wal-Mart. it's around $3 per 11 oz can. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
Jim Yanik wrote:
(...) perhaps automotive Mass Air Flow Sensor cleaner would work? my can of CRC cleaner says it's plastic safe and leaves no residue,and you can find it at most auto parts stores and even Wal-Mart. it's around $3 per 11 oz can. So that's pressurized naphtha and mineral spirits for 34.91 a gallon, yes? http://www.crcindustries.com/faxdocs/msds/5025.pdf Coleman Camp Fuel is still around $11.00 a gallon. For The Moment. :) --Winston |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
On Sep 26, 10:45*pm, RL Anderson wrote:
Hi Folks, One word WD40. I got turned onto WD40 at first I said no freaking way, but seen results of other techs using it so I said wtf. Been using WD40 for almost everything since the 1990's |
Suitable Substitute for Freon TF Solvent
raypsi wrote: On Sep 26, 10:45 pm, RL Anderson wrote: Hi Folks, One word WD40. I got turned onto WD40 at first I said no freaking way, but seen results of other techs using it so I said wtf. Been using WD40 for almost everything since the 1990's Thanks for the warning that you're absolutely clueless and potentially dangerous. Freon was used to clean video tape heads and remove any trace of petroleum products. Freon was also used to remove flux from circuit boards in a closed system that recovered & reused the freon. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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