jfuller

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Hi,
I have a few old transmitters that were made with aluminum cases. The cases were anodized and than silk screen printing on top of that. A couple are in really nice shape but both have the stains/crud that is left by leaving tape on them. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use to clean then up with? I have been afraid to try anything so far for fear of damaging silk screening. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jamesf

TripleDeucer

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Ronsonal lighter fluid is an excellent solvent for this purpose. It also works well on most plastics to remove gunk without harm.

LesUyeda

"Ronsonal lighter fluid is an excellent solvent for this purpose."

Lighter fluid will be a solvent, and may take off more than you want to. I would try alcohol FIRST.

Les

HighPlains

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Any idea what kind of paint they used back in the 60's to do these silk screens cases? I've got a few systems that I picked up over the years that had been "cleaned" by a seller and removed some of the markings. For instance, I made a template of markings for an F&M Digital 5 transmitter after a few hours of experimenting with fonts and size settings plus I used a paint program to fill in pixals on logos. Making a silk screen should not be too hard, but knowing what kind of paint would be helpful.

rccrasher65

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Try goo gone. It will remove all adhesives, without harming any paint. Used on alot of surfaces never had a problem yet.

jfuller

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Hi,

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will try them all, beginning with Goo Gone.

Jamesf

LesUyeda

I't's been a lot of years since I researched, but I seem to remember printers ink being used because of the viscosity.

Les

Rubbernecker

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Best thing I have found to clean tape residue from non-porous surface is WD-40. Then that can be cleaned with alcohol. Works great on monokote if you remove stickers from an arf.

John