What is the solvent used in Tipp-Ex and similar correction fluids ? Those 20 ml plastic bottles dry up far too quickly.
Correction fluid
Apr 22, 2013
7 Replies
Then: Trike (trichloroethane) Now: Probably pixie spit.
Elf spit, Shirley.
Water. Used to be 1,1,1 trichloroethylene IIRC.
NT
Mmmmmmm. Tippex thinners.
Smelled lovely. Great for cleaning windows and mirrors.
Owain
One older type used Acetone, bit like nail varnish, and tended to shrivel the paper if you went mad with it.
Brian
Which is why the worst typists used to be the happiest back then?
Nasty stuff:
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