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. 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?

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?

Since it is a bit toxic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil

I suspect that it might often be sold in diluted form.

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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.

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On Wednesday, 13 June 2018 12:20:50 UTC+1, newshound 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?

Since it is a bit toxic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil

I suspect that it might often be sold in diluted form.

Unfortunately wiki talks a lot of rubbish about most alt.med matters.


NT

On 13/06/18 12:20, newshound 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?

Since it is a bit toxic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil

I suspect that it might often be sold in diluted form.

Doesn't sound good but I wasn't planning on drinking it :-)

Having said that, the radio does have patches of the old finish which
resemble a skin condition.

When I Googled the problem, I think the Tea Tree oil solution came from
'Mums Net' ;-)

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.

On 13/06/18 13:18, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:16:00 +0100, Martin Brown wrote:

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

ISTR brake fluid will pretty much remove *anything*.

I wonder if modern paint finishes are as susceptible as the older 1980s
paints ?


I don't want to damage the plastic or remove the legends (volume, select
etc), just the gunge. Alcohol is quite good but needs a fair but of
rubbing in some areas- I suspect where the finish hasn't deteriorated. I
could removed the innards and soak the case but I'm concerned the
display may be a s*d to get back together.

Brian Reay wrote:
On 13/06/18 12:20, newshound 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?

Since it is a bit toxic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil

I suspect that it might often be sold in diluted form.

Doesn't sound good but I wasn't planning on drinking it :-)

Having said that, the radio does have patches of the old finish which
resemble a skin condition.

When I Googled the problem, I think the Tea Tree oil solution came from
'Mums Net' ;-)
We used to put a couple of drops of concentrated ti tree oil on a
teaspoon of sugar and let it slowly dissolve in the mouth for bad sore
throats.

On Wednesday, 13 June 2018 16:04:16 UTC+1, FMurtz wrote:
Brian Reay wrote:
On 13/06/18 12:20, newshound 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?

Since it is a bit toxic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil

I suspect that it might often be sold in diluted form.

Doesn't sound good but I wasn't planning on drinking it :-)

Having said that, the radio does have patches of the old finish which
resemble a skin condition.

When I Googled the problem, I think the Tea Tree oil solution came from
'Mums Net' ;-)
We used to put a couple of drops of concentrated ti tree oil on a
teaspoon of sugar and let it slowly dissolve in the mouth for bad sore
throats.

It's well known that it kills a fair range of infective agents. Huge numbers of people have used it for decades without any significant problem showing up, despite the wikibull.


NT

newshound wrote:

Brian Reay wrote:

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?

Since it is a bit toxic
I suspect that it might often be sold in diluted form.

Boots sell it in pure form in 10ml or 20ml dropper bottles.

I just tried some on a cotton bud on some of that horrid soft plastic
skin that goes manky after a few years, it did dissolve it as black
gunge, not necessarily any more effective than other solvents you're
likely to have lurking around though.