Re: Dope thinner

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:29:25 +0100, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and The Natural Philosopher <a@xxx> instead replied:

Ray Haddad wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:36:32 -0400, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and "BCRandy" <RMAHEUXR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> instead replied:

I was a little surprised when I worked this out, but it has
been 46 years since I last built a model! Things have
changed and I have forgotten a lot, so bear with me.....

Around the house I have paint thinner, lacquer thinner,
acetone, alcohol, and MEK. Will any of these work as a
solvent for dope (mostly cleanup)?

Ditch the MEK at a hazardous waste disposal site and use acetone.
That should work for cleanup.

The MEK is very dangerous around the house.

So are ladders apparently.

And candles.

Unless the candles and ladders are made from asbestos, they're not
carcinogenic like MEK. Very bad stuff.
--
Ray
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