Can confirm the effects of alcohol on a wood finish. Back in March, I filled up a small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol for disinfecting doorknobs, phone screens and what-have-you, and ended up spilling a bit on the poly-finished kitchen tabletop. I wiped it up immediately, but the finish was pretty badly pitted as a result. (Fortunately it's an old, not valuable, table and already battle-scarred.)
Beth > On 08/14/2020 3:30 PM ash...@shaw.ca wrote: > > > I did a quick Google and found some dispiriting info: > "You can, however, use denatured alcohol to remove latex, lacquer, shellac and > polyurethane finishes� > and > "Most polys [polyurethanes finishes] are somewhat resistant to alcohols > (incidental exposure) and the finish may be unaffected if spills are cleaned > up immediately� > all of which suggests to me that alcohol can not be relied on to leave bobbins > undamaged, whether they’ve been finished with polyurethane, latex paint, > lacquer or shellac. > > Perhaps it would be enough to leave the bobbins alone (even the plain wooden > ones) and rely instead on the teacher washing her hands or using hand > sanitizer before touching each student’s bobbins. > > I do not know what they’re saying in other parts of the world, but our > public health scientists are saying that the danger of the virus transferring > from surfaces is less than originally thought. > > Adele > > > On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:10 PM, N.A. Neff <nancy.a.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Useful info. Maybe recommend strongly that everyone use plain bobbins, and > even bring an extra as a test bobbin. I think mild bleach solutions or other > disinfectants are likely to be as rough as alcohol, don't you? What would be a > good alternative? > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
