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Posted by Barry Floyd (Member # 385) on 05-16-2003, 05:07 PM:

I've got a newer model Strong Make Up Table (MUT) that goes with my Ap-3 Platter. The previous owner of this machine used either "white out" or "white shoe polish" to mark splices with, and the top of the table, the black pad the splicer sits on, and the white plate over the table light are all covered with drops and globs of this white stuff.

I took the screws off the white plate that covers the table light, and cleaned it off in the kitchen sink with hot soapy water and some of that "non-scratching" cleanser stuff. It worked.

The table on the other hand is a different story. I've tried Windex, 409, Fantastic, mineral spirits, and kerosine. None of them seem to work. I made the mistake of trying "BRAKE CLEANER" (the stuff for your car brakes)and it turned the black pad the splicer sits on into goo. It had some type of chemical reaction and melted. What is that thing made of?

Anybody else got any suggestions?

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 05-16-2003, 05:13 PM:

Try some "Simple Green", but let it soak a little on the stains before it is wiped off.

Posted by Paul Salley (Member # 740) on 05-16-2003, 05:20 PM:

Try lighter fluid.

Posted by Ray Derrick (Member # 1001) on 05-16-2003, 06:21 PM:

It is probably either correction fluid (white-out) or Chinagraph pencil. Either way, the table top is baked enamel (or powdercoat) so car polish should do the job. Also white-out can be removed using the thinner that the manufacturer recommends on the side bottle. I don't know what it is, but if you can get your hands on a bottle of white-out it should tell you. Another option is alcohol (the type you get from the chemist or drug store (isopropyl alcohol), not the drinking variety). It is particularly good for removing goo and is harmless to most surfaces.

Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 05-16-2003, 06:58 PM:

Try 99% rubbing alcohol and/or lighter fluid (NO SMOKING!). You could also try "Goof Off". That black pad has been changed over the years. Originally it was a square of black formica that was contact cemented into place. Starting around 1994 it was changed to a square of black ABS textured plastic. If yours is the plastic, then I'd just go get a square of black formica instead.

[ 05-16-2003, 10:18 PM: Message edited by: Ken Layton ]

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 05-16-2003, 07:08 PM:

If it is white-out, fingernail paint, or magic marker ink, acetone should remove it.

I actually forgot what I used. [Eek!]

Posted by Mike Pennell (Member # 1692) on 05-16-2003, 10:08 PM:

It sounds bad but wd-40 actually cleans sticky crap off, but you need to wipe it off real good.

Posted by Chris Markiewicz (Member # 1415) on 05-16-2003, 10:21 PM:

Yeah, brake cleaner will attack some kinds of plastic. Oily solvent residue can be removed with lighter fluid.