The Mellotron Group

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, Mark Pring wrote:

> Might be a New Zealand thing, it isn't easy to get
> here, you can get 40% mixed with xylol ie paint
> stripper easily enough, I've been told that it can be
> used for making metamphetamine or extracting oil from
> cannabis, what % do you need for cleaning?


that's really pretty strange.
i can vouch for the cannabis thing - it's one of the
few things that can get the nasty resinous goo off
of things [thought it does, i think, technically
just turn it into a stain, so it will turn your
fingers all dark and stained...]
i mean... i have heard that it can do this.
since i don't manufacture meth i can't comment.

the commonly found here in the states stuff can be
as much as 93-94% if you look around. you do need
to look at the label, as some is as dilute as 70%,
but every grocery store here will have at least a
few bottles of 92-93%, which is adequate for the
cleaning of tape heads, and i guess pinch rollers
for a mellotron. i have some rubber cleaner that
was given to me by a copier tech friend after,
i think it was fritz here on the list, mentioned
using it. it did a wonderful job on some rollers
on an old analogue 2-track machine i have.


> I have managed to get one of the pharmacists to sell
> me some, I need enough to soak 35 tape rollers. But I
> got some very funny looks going around town looking
> for it. And even stranger looks when I told them what
> it was for. I have never said the word Mellotron to
> any one in New Zealand with out getting a blank stare.
> I haven't met anyone here who has ever noticed that
> the intro to Strawberry Fields isn't played on an
> acoustic flute.
>
> Mark


just tell them it's for cleaning tape heads.
that's a very common use for it.

and don't drink it - it's not for drinking!

...jeff



> --- jeffc@netaxs.com wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Mark Pring wrote:
> >
> > > Anybody else get funny looks when trying to buy
> > > ispropyl alcohol? Talk about signing registers?
> > What
> > > else besides cleaning trons can you do with this
> > > stuff?
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
> >
> > ummm...
> > where the heck are you buying it from?
> > you can get 92/93% at any market or pharmacy OTC,
> > no questions needed or asked. it's just common
> > 'rubbing alcohol' with hundreds of uses, including
> > as a disinfectant.
> >
> > are you buying like 100% or something from a
> > chemical
> > supplier or something?
> >
> > do you need something more than the common stuff?
> > just curious why this would be an issue anywhere?
> >
> > ...jeff [who keeps lots of little bottles of it
> > all over the house, for cleaning tape heads,
> > removing adhesive left behind by stickers, for
> > cleaning CDs and DVDs, even for the windshield
> > and wiper blades on the car...]
> >
>
>
>
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