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Best way to remove sticky Araldite from hands?
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:17:49 GMT, Bill Woods
wrote: What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Servisol tape/video head cleaner. Can also be used to thin the Araldite for more delicate repair jobs! -- Michael Slattery |
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In article , Michael
Slattery writes On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:17:49 GMT, Bill Woods wrote: What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Servisol tape/video head cleaner. Can also be used to thin the Araldite for more delicate repair jobs! I think that's trichloroethane - also found as tippex thinners -- Tim Mitchell |
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"Tim Mitchell" wrote in message ... In article , Michael Slattery writes On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:17:49 GMT, Bill Woods wrote: What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Servisol tape/video head cleaner. Can also be used to thin the Araldite for more delicate repair jobs! I think that's trichloroethane - also found as tippex thinners No, they did away with halogenated solvents in Tippex as they're quite nasty, if not carcinogenic, definitely bad for the ozone layer. Marcus |
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Michael Slattery wrote:
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:17:49 GMT, Bill Woods wrote: What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Servisol tape/video head cleaner. Can also be used to thin the Araldite for more delicate repair jobs! Cellulose thinners will lift it, or acetone (nail varnish remover) but not once its set... |
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