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Subject: Re: PCB resist cleaning question

From: "boons007" <boons007@...>
Date: 2008-12-28

Morris,

its probaly negative resist that has been exposed or aged,
Xylene or Xyloh(Xylene with Alcohol) should remove it,
you may need to soak for a while if its old.

BoonS

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Colin & Alma Lane
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> Try lacquer thinners then steel wool & ajax. Colin
> On 28/12/2008, at 12:44 PM, morriso2002 wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I obtained some surplus PCB material recently which was pre-
coated
> > with some sort of photo resist. The coating is red/orange
coloured
> > and in poor condition. My question is, How can I get this stuff
off?
> > I have tried acetone, alcohol, soap & water, citrus cleaner and
> > Shellite (a hydrocarbon based solvent) all to no or little avail.
> >
> > Anybody recognise this stuff and know how to remove it?
> >
> > Thanks,
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> > Morris
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