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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] MEK no longer for sale in California? (was: Re: Problem removing toner)

From: Malcolm Parker-Lisberg <mparkerlisberg@...>
Date: 2011-01-31

Search for butanone on ebay.com, 4 listings returned.
Banned because it's good for making bombs?

It's used as PVC pipe cement in the UK

Malcolm

I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!

--- On Sun, 1/30/11, skatefriday <craigm543@...> wrote:

From: skatefriday <craigm543@...>
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] MEK no longer for sale in California? (was: Re: Problem removing toner)
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 11:25 PM







 











I went in search of some MEK today as acetone

to the Samsung toner is pretty much about as

useful as water.



Home Depot, Lowes, and Orchard Supply Hardware

all no longer carry MEK. Orchard Supply still

has the shelf tags, but HD and Lowe's have removed

all traces of the stuff. The guy at Lowes

said they pulled it all off the shelves about

4 months ago.



I'm in California. Has the stuff been banned here?



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Ryan Bray <rbray89@...> wrote:

>

> Goofoff is a "household" cleaner to remove gunk, residues, etc... but one of

> the ingredients is Xylene, and it happens to be an amazing solvent for

> removing Toner. Look for it in the solvent or cleaning section of Home

> Depot.

>

> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Gary LaForce <glaforce@...>wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > I use a cleaner called Print Knot by GC that cuts it right off.

> >

> > From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>[mailto:

> > Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>]

> > On Behalf Of skatefriday

> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 6:58 PM

> > To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>

> > Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Problem removing toner

> >

> >

> > I have a Samsung copier I'm using for PCB

> > toner transfers and the toner seems to adhere

> > very. very well to the copper.

> >

> > Using lacquer thinner I have to scrub vigorously

> > for what seems like forever with a toothbrush to

> > get it off. And the fumes from that stuff are

> > pretty bad. Is there anything better for removing

> > toner? Is this an artifact of the Samsung toner?

> > I've seen youtube videos of people wiping toner off

> > with a lacquer soaked paper towel.

> > That doesn't work at all for my boards.

> >

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