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Re: Other: Cleaning tools
By:Tom Moye
Date: 8/7/2003, 4:54 pm
In Response To: Other: Cleaning tools (Dave McKinney)

: Hi All,
: Is there any solvent that can clean epoxy off tools, or do I have to scrape?
: Thanks in advance.

If it is not fully cured, vinegar is the cheapest, mildest solvent. If it is cured paint remover will work, but it's fairly nasty stuff.
Heat > 140°F will soften most epoxies. (dishwasher on high temp? I've never tried it. Nor have I cooked a fish in the dishwasher, though I've heard that works.)
Scraping works as well as anything, IMO, depending on the surface.

Tom
VT, USA

Messages In This Thread

Other: Cleaning tools
Dave McKinney -- 8/7/2003, 4:11 pm
Re: Other: Cleaning tools
Brian Nystrom -- 8/8/2003, 1:37 pm
Re: Other: Cleaning tools
Marcel R. in Portland, Or. -- 8/7/2003, 5:30 pm
Re: Other: Cleaning tools
Tom Moye -- 8/7/2003, 4:54 pm
Re: Other: Cleaning tools
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/7/2003, 6:07 pm
Real question: why would you? *NM*
Rob P -- 8/8/2003, 9:18 am
Re: Real question: why would you?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/8/2003, 10:55 pm
Re: Real question: why would you?
Charles Leach -- 8/9/2003, 6:36 am
Re: Real question: why would you?
Rick Sylvia -- 8/8/2003, 3:32 pm
Re: Other: Cleaning tools
Rob Macks -- 8/7/2003, 5:05 pm