DANGER ! DO NOT clean up mouse droppings dry. DO NOT vacuum them up. The dust is dangerous.
Mouse droppings can contain all sorts of serious diseases and often do. Use a disinfectant wetting and cleaning agent such as Clorox spray cleaner or Formula 409. Wear protective gloves and a breather. Wet the droppings with the spray first, let sit for a minute or 2 (read instructions on spray) , and then use a paper towel or equivalent to carefully remove. Repeat as required. Throw all in to a plastic trash bag, seal, and dispose of immediately. Same with the gloves. As a bonus, the 409/Clorox will clean the desk and remove any grease/grime. We have enough things like HV and boatanchor weight to hurt us. We do not need another. Nice find and good luck 73, Gene K1NR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Simmons" <[email protected]> To: "Gary Franklin" <[email protected]>, "Boatanchors" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 4:05:37 PM Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Saving a Johnson Desk Kilowatt Nice find. I would certainly be wearing a dust mask when doing the initial cleaning. Mice leavings can carry all kinds of bad stuff. Jim ~ N5MSJ On 9/20/2016 7:25 PM, Gary Franklin wrote: > I have recently been given a Desk Kilowatt. It has been saved from > the landfill! It has set for many years in a small building on the > owners property. The condition is not too bad .... except for the > mouse invasion over the years. I see no evidence of mice dining on > the wiring! thank goodness! but mouse urine has certainly caused > considerable corrosion! Take a look at this link for photo's: > https://goo.gl/photos/AmpyrjAWZtwNwkfSA > > I am the bald one in the photo's. Any restoration suggestions would > be welcomed! > > Gary, K8BKB > _______________________________________________ > Boatanchors mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors > _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
