I have had good results with wd40 and a toothbrush. If it is supper bad those small wire brushes from harbor freight may be used.
-Kevin _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:21 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Cc: Scott Overstreet Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Rat Track Solvent? Hello All I said OK to an invitation to fix a repeater that suddenly quit after years of trouble free service. Found a critical wire chewed in two and several more "almosts". The fixes were easy but a problem remains in the cleanup. Rat trash and droppings (OK to read as a common four letter word) swept and vacuumed out easily but the brown "tracking" residue remaining on the base surfaces and trails is resistant to everything I have tried----water, dish and laundry detergents straight and with water, 409, alcohol, "Goo-off" and paint thinner. The crud releases from vinyl wire with a lot of scrubbing using one of the detergents and water but nothing I have tried lifts the crud at all from a painted, galvanized or plated metal surface. What works?---any and all practical suggestions will be tried and their performance reported. Thanks much-- Scott, N6NXI
