Hi Petro, very happy to hear that worked for you! Nice clock! Cheers,
Nick Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2016, at 08:13, Petro Vodopyan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Nicholas, > Your approach with a warm water worked like a charm. Just in a few seconds > the coating becomes soft as a wet paper. Thanks you! > > P.S. one photo with a clean Z573M tubes attached :) > > > > > С уважением, > Петр Водопьян > +38 066 55 78 780 > > 2016-06-11 17:48 GMT+03:00 Instrument Resources of America > <[email protected]>: >> I have personally used lacquer thinner, and a common cleaning material sold >> in most U.S. hardware stores called Goof Off which is especially good at >> removing dried tape and label residue, magic marker, some paints, etc. I use >> both outdoors, with nitrile gloves. Testing of the surface to be cleaned in >> an inconspicuous spot is highly recommended, especially with the lacquer >> thinner, and the acetone. Ira. >> >>> On 6/11/2016 7:14 AM, Nicholas Stock wrote: >>> Hi Eric, not familiar with working with cellulose nitrate (not common in >>> drug discovery...:-). We tend to use MTBE in place of diethyl ether if >>> possible..that might be a good solvent to try, but I'm not sure >>> it's as readily available to Joe Public as Acetone or IPA. Petroleum Ether >>> (Mineral Spirits or White Spirit as my Dad would call it...) is still used >>> in lacquers, paints etc, so could also be worth a try....again, bit more >>> hazardous to health over the long term... >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jun 10, 2016, at 23:43, Tidak Ada <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Nicholas, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Am I right the material of the red coating is on base of collodion >>>> (cellulose nitrate) ? So the best solvent should be diethyl ether.? >>>> Highly flammable and known as anesthetic! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Namens Nicholas Stock >>>> Verzonden: vrijdag 10 juni 2016 15:51 >>>> Aan: [email protected] >>>> Onderwerp: Re: [neonixie-l] removing red coating from tubes >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Pedro, I use Acetone every day as a chemist...of all the solvents you can >>>> use, it's pretty innocuous (your body actually synthesizes small amounts >>>> normally)...just use it in a well ventilated area. Likewise, isopropyl >>>> alcohol may help you with the stubborn coatings also and is safe to use in >>>> a well ventilated area. If you still have some tubes with paint that won't >>>> come off, we can then talk about the solvents that are less friendly....:-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best of luck! >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 10, 2016, at 06:21, Petro Vodopyan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you for your idea, Nick. I will try it this weekend. Previously i >>>> used a tank with acetone and also soaked tubes in it for a couple of >>>> hours. 70-80% of the coating became soft and was easily removed. But the >>>> remaining pieces still required manual cleaning. And another issue that >>>> different manufacturers/factories used different paint and it did not >>>> worked on some of tubes - the pain was not even softened. Also acetone is >>>> very toxic so i'd like to find a more "healthy" way to remove the coating. >>>> >>>> Anyway i will try your idea. Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> С уважением, >>>> >>>> Петр Водопьян >>>> >>>> +38 066 55 78 780 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2016-06-10 16:13 GMT+03:00 Nicholas Stock <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Petro, no need to use ultrasound. I've had success with just soaking the >>>> tubes in warm water with a little soap for 30 minutes and then using a >>>> knife to scrape it off....came off quite easily. The only stubborn part >>>> was the glass tip of the tube where I gently used a scalpel to peel it off. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nick >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 10, 2016, at 05:51, Petro Vodopyan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Does anyone know is it possible to remove the red coating from a nixie >>>> tubes (e.g. Z574) via ultrasonic bath without making any damage to the >>>> tubes? I have a bunch of this tubes but major part of them have scratches >>>> on red paint. So i decided to remove the paint and now i'm looking for the >>>> easiest way to do it (instead of scratching each tube with knife). 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