Re: Dishwashing detergent for Shutters

[P3D George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Michael Kersenbrock wrote
> 
> I'd then put the mixture and shutter in a container and immerse the
> whole thing in a Dentist-office ultrasonic cleaner (they're fairly
> powerful).   Then sit in front of a fan to dry (after maybe washing
> w/water in the ultrasonic cleaner as well ????).  I plan to "zap"
> most of the water out of the mechanism before drying using compressed
> air (also available in that same Dental office :-).  I shouldn't think
> drying time would be all the long.  How long does it take for water to
> do nasty things?
> 
> Would this work w/o any bad side effects, or should I just hold my
> breath for ten minutes and use toluene (etc), and "to heck with it"?
> 
1. I'm leary of water on any metal short of stainless steel or gold.
After having said that, I remember cleaning typewriters by soaking 
them in a detergent solution. In fact, I did it once with excellent
results. [Some of us odtimers remember typewriters, says I as I type
on a 1080x760 monitor with a 600x600 dpi laser printer to the right.]
2. If you can get a dentist's office, why not try to borrow a chemist's
fume hood? In any event, don't use toluene, use a saturated hydrocarbon
like Coleman fuel; aromatic hydrocarbons are bad stuff. You could also
try working outdoors in a mild breeze, or indoors near an exhaust fan.
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