Many chemists sell acetone by the bottle - at least they did a few years ago
whilst I was modelling puppets from plastic wood :-)
The nail varnish remover is quite a weak strength of it.
The alternative is to get the remover, clean the brush with it and just
empty the last dregs from the bottle by setting it upside down on a tissue
(move often) and leave any residue in it and let it dry and harden. It won't
mix with the oil and (if you used a coloured varnish) should any bits manage
to come loose, you can see them (so change the oil).
I'm now a convert to the liquid paraffin for oiling the pipes and pads (I've
tried many other oils including lavender, almond, castor etc and nothing
seems as good as the paraffin - no sticking pads etc or pads getting pulled
off because they have stuck and no smell). I've used it for several years
now .
It also keeps the maintenance regular (sorry, couldn't help myself).
For those not from the UK, liquid paraffin was used as a laxative and can
still be purchased from a pharmacy - I got mine from Tesco but Lloyds
pharmacy sells it as well). It has nothing to do with what you put in an oil
lamp or stove etc.
Here's the stuff.
http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1008&storeId=90&productId=325219&langId=-1
I'm sure we'll get a plethora of other suggestions ;)
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard York" <[email protected]>
To: "Francis Wood" <[email protected]>; "NSP group"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:58 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: NSP oil for pipes and key pads
Errmmm, no actually I got lots of sheets from an overhead projector and
wiped it until.... or there again I'm just getting old and forgetful
and meant acetone all the time. Whooops.
Thanks, Francis.
Richard.
Francis Wood wrote:
On 12 Jan 2010, at 19:04, Richard York wrote:
then applying loads of acetate to clean it up.
Hello Richard,
That's what I did, though I think you meant acetone.
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