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Title: Cleaning Wires
Post by: voyager2 on September 23, 2010, 08:37:08 PM
Hi All,
I have these wires that are supper sticky and dirty from being wrapped in sticky tape...
I have no idea how to clean them without making the copper muticore corroding, and making them useless...
How would I go about cleaning them?
There for a super secret project!

Thanks
Voyager
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: chelmi on September 23, 2010, 09:27:02 PM
99% isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol)

You can find it in any decent pharmacy.
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: voyager2 on September 24, 2010, 06:57:52 PM
Quote from: chelmi on September 23, 2010, 09:27:02 PM
99% isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol)

You can find it in any decent pharmacy.
I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy anything  :-\ but I'll give it a try...
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: z.s.tar.gz on September 24, 2010, 08:02:09 PM
rubbing alcohol is super cheap and will do pretty much anything with goo.
If that doesn't work find some 'goo-gone' or equivalent. that will take the goo off (as well as a layer of skin if you use too much)

seriously they sell alcohol at the dollar store.
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: Soeren on September 24, 2010, 09:39:32 PM
Hi,

For sticky tape residues, benzine is good (far better than Isoprop.).

Lamp oil is not bad either, but it's slower and it stinks (can be cleaned with a strong detergent afterward, but that's double the work) - it's good for soaking prize tags and other sticky tags though and they will nearly fall off after a while, with a minimum of physical work (just make sure the thing it's on is not damaged by the lamp oil).
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: z.s.tar.gz on September 25, 2010, 10:36:57 AM
You can always just put more tape over the sticky part.  :P
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: Ro-Bot-X on September 25, 2010, 10:43:58 AM
Use a blow torch. Watch for flies around, we don't want to kill the poor little things...
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: voyager2 on September 25, 2010, 07:44:51 PM
Quote from: z.s.tar.gz on September 25, 2010, 10:36:57 AM
You can always just put more tape over the sticky part.  :P
Interesting...
But no, these wires have to be flexible...

Quote from: Ro-Bot-X on September 25, 2010, 10:43:58 AM
Use a blow torch. Watch for flies around, we don't want to kill the poor little things...
lol
I must agree...
Title: Re: Cleaning Wires
Post by: Gertlex on October 14, 2010, 07:44:23 PM
Use rabbits.
http://slashdot.org/story/10/10/14/1425219/Denver-Airport-Overrun-by-Car-Eating-Rabbits (http://slashdot.org/story/10/10/14/1425219/Denver-Airport-Overrun-by-Car-Eating-Rabbits)