OT: Whiteboard Marker Solvent

[Fishter]

They are indeed the owners of the NOBO brand, along with Rexel, Dertwent, Kingston and a few other brands. Acco themselves are owned by Fortune Brands, Inc. of Chicago.

Isn't globalisation great.....

[Ed Sirett]

Now MEK is readily available as PVC pipe cleaner - the solvent of solvent cement without the goop. You'll find it at real plumbers' merchants.

[N. Thornton]

Hi. Alcohol has much the same properties as isopropyl alcohol. Checmists dont like selling IPA cos of licensing issues. In any chemist, eg Superdrug etc, you'll find bottles of alcohol, non food grade.

Regards, NT

[Huge]

Really? Are you sure? This sounds like nonsense to me.

[geoff]

In message , CRB writes

I'm on the case there

[geoff]

In message , N. Thornton writes

What licensing issues?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Hs no one mentned teh fact that windscreen wash is pretty much pure isopropanol?

[geoff]

Is it?

I thought that screen washes/antifreeze was mainly ethylene glycol

[The Natural Philosopher]

Is it? I thought not. Oh well.