"Simon" wrote in message
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
It's 2-butoxyethanol, with a little soap and water and a
pH buffer to keep it
alkaline. In the US, you can buy commercial degreasers
with much higher 2-butoxyethanol content (Ace Hardware
sells something by the gallon that is almost half
2-butoxyethanol), but 409 is plenty strong.
It's a good solvent for anything greasy or oily.
--scott
Scott and others
Thanks for the info - sounds fine for greasy metalwork but
not plastics, paint or rubber.
Simon
Again liquid diswashing detergent works well and is
pretty harmless. It should remove tobacco residue but may
need some time or several treatments.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA