What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands?
I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite.
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Best way to remove sticky Araldite from hands?
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Try talcum powder.
Mary
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Did you say you tried methyl chloride?....Dangerous stuff....I believe that material is similar, correct me if I am wrong, to epoxy and I never found anything to get it off your hands short of peeling it off over a few days....good luck, Ross
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Try white spirit.
Andy.
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Acetone-based nail-polish remover?
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I didn't see that. Meths isn't methyl chloride ...
Mary
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Methylated spirits - denatured alcohol to our friends across the pond.
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Take off the latex gloves you were waring ;-)
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No, meths is methyl alcohol not methyl chloride. And don't consider using the latter, it's very nasty stuff, I believe used as paint stripper.
Marcus
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Try face clenser, some are powdered walnut in solution...
Else get a tube of Solopol
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Thats the one!
Anna
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Bill Woods wrote in news:Xns960A87441D52151D7E@
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Don't worry, it wears off a lot quicker than expanding filler ;-(
mike
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Did you ever read Peter Parry's (I think) story about his expanding foam canoe project?
It's a classic and we still remember and talk about it.
Mary
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"Marcus Fox" wrote in message news:Q%nUd.2404$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...
meths is actually ethanol which has been 'methylated' with methyl isobutyl ketone + some methanol + bitrex ('orrible taste') and a trace or a dye usually fluorescein to show its not potable (in case the small doesn't tell you)
Nik
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Huh?
That's green/yellow ...
Mary
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Here it is
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It's a classic and we still remember and talk about it.
Absolutely hilarious
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Thanks for the url, I hadn't saved it. Instead I printed it when I first saw it, to show to Spouse. The bed shook intermittently for a hour afterwards. From mirth.
Mary
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Servisol tape/video head cleaner. Can also be used to thin the Araldite for more delicate repair jobs!
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In article , Michael Slattery writes
I think that's trichloroethane - also found as tippex thinners
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No, they did away with halogenated solvents in Tippex as they're quite nasty, if not carcinogenic, definitely bad for the ozone layer.
Marcus