Re: OT (ish) - removing ink.

D

DavidM

Guest

• Nov 5, 2004

• #1

"Mr.Nice." <[email protected]> wrote in message:
> When I got my current land rover it had writing in various pen
> scribbled on the back of the sun visors. I've got them in the kitchen
> now and I'm trying to clean them up.
>
> I've tried:
> soap and water,
> 3 kinds of kitchen cleaner,
> brasso,
> 'shout' launtry stuff spray,
> oven cleaner.
>
> nothing is shifting the ink so-far.
> Any ideas boys and girls?


Neat ethanol shifts most inks with a little scrubbing. Vodka is probably not
strong enought though. Methanol/methylated spirit is an OK solvent.
If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't know if
it exists outside in the real world. It blinds, so don't go splashing it
around if you find any.

None of the above in your list are solvents, just varying stenghts of
detergent and oxide remover.

David
--
-------
# | |
:===[==¬|====;
[/ \|___|_/ \|
\_/ \_/
DavidM djm81NOSPAMatcam.ac.uk

 

M

Mother

Guest

• Nov 5, 2004

• #2

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:32:43 -0000, "DavidM" <djm81@(I hate
spam)cam.ac.uk> wrote:

>Neat ethanol shifts most inks with a little scrubbing. Vodka is probably not
>strong enought though. Methanol/methylated spirit is an OK solvent.
>If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't know if
>it exists outside in the real world. It blinds, so don't go splashing it
>around if you find any.

Acetone is available from any chemist for a couple of quid - HOWEVER
it will melt the plastic.

I'd opt to use petrol lighter fluid.

 

M

Mother

Guest

• Nov 5, 2004

• #3

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:31:13 +0000, Mr.Nice.
<[email protected]> wrote:

>So before I apply some white hammerite, any other ideas?

Wire brush and Detol?

If that doesn't work, maybe an angle grinder?

Actually, I had a neb at your site earlier (blush), so maybe just
stick a piccie over the pen marks... ;-)~~~

 

G

GbH

Guest

• Nov 5, 2004

• #4

In news:[email protected],
Mother" <"@ {m} @ <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> blithered:
> On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:32:43 -0000, "DavidM" <djm81@(I hate
> spam)cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Neat ethanol shifts most inks with a little scrubbing. Vodka is
>> probably not strong enought though. Methanol/methylated spirit is an
>> OK solvent.
>> If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't
>> know if it exists outside in the real world. It blinds, so don't go
>> splashing it around if you find any.
>
> Acetone is available from any chemist for a couple of quid - HOWEVER
> it will melt the plastic.
>
> I'd opt to use petrol lighter fluid.

I've found Polycleanse or equivalent is excellent at remove those god awful sticky
labels and anything that can do that ought to be able to move biro!

--
UR SHGb02+14 &ICMFP
If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!

 

R

Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS

Guest

• Nov 8, 2004

• #5

"DavidM" <djm81@(I hate spam)cam.ac.uk> wrote:

>If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't know if
>it exists outside in the real world.

Try brake cleaner, most plastic is more resistant to it than to
acetone, and it cleans almost everything.



regards - Ralph

--

Want to get in touch? http://www.radio-link.net/whereisralph.txt

 

D

David French

Guest

• Nov 8, 2004

• #6

In article <[email protected]>,
"Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "DavidM" <djm81@(I hate spam)cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> >If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't know if
> >it exists outside in the real world.
>
> Try brake cleaner, most plastic is more resistant to it than to
> acetone, and it cleans almost everything.

You're forgetting the grand-daddy of all solvents, Carbon Tetrachloride,
which IIRC is not possible to get hold of because it has roughly the
same effect on the human body as a nuclear bomb, or something like that
anyway... My mother stockpiled some in the 80s

 

G

GbH

Guest

• Nov 8, 2004

• #7

In news:david.french-9DC963.15164208112004@no-dns-yet-212-23-3-119.zen.co.uk,
David French <[email protected]> blithered:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "DavidM" <djm81@(I hate spam)cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't
>>> know if it exists outside in the real world.
>>
>> Try brake cleaner, most plastic is more resistant to it than to
>> acetone, and it cleans almost everything.
>
> You're forgetting the grand-daddy of all solvents, Carbon
> Tetrachloride, which IIRC is not possible to get hold of because it
> has roughly the same effect on the human body as a nuclear bomb, or
> something like that anyway... My mother stockpiled some in the 80s

Isn't that the same as Arclone?
Or is that Trichloroethane?
--
UR SHGb02+14 &ICMFP
If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!

 

A

Austin Shackles

Guest

• Nov 8, 2004

• #8

On or around Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:16:42 +0000, David French
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> "Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "DavidM" <djm81@(I hate spam)cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >If that fails the daddy of all solvents is acetone, however I don't know if
>> >it exists outside in the real world.
>>
>> Try brake cleaner, most plastic is more resistant to it than to
>> acetone, and it cleans almost everything.
>
>You're forgetting the grand-daddy of all solvents, Carbon Tetrachloride,
>which IIRC is not possible to get hold of because it has roughly the
>same effect on the human body as a nuclear bomb, or something like that
>anyway... My mother stockpiled some in the 80s

Cellulose thinners works well for some things.