[Amps] Cleaning Cigarette tar....?

[Dave white]

I've used automotive brake cleaner to good effect. Also cellulose or xylene thinners would work.

I bought an SB220 some years ago that looked like it was gold anodised inside and instantly filled the room with the smell of pipe tobacco whenever it was switched on.  The tank coils were chocolate brown and the tubes were yellow like the headlamps on old-fashioned Citroen cars.  The resistors were all brown-coloured with brown bands (surely they weren't ALL 22R??) and the wires were all brown.....all held together with sticky brown dust.  The thing worked...and still does....but no wonder the owner was an SK

I can't remember what I cleaned it out with, but suspect that it was alcohol based.

Cheers
Dave G0OIL

-----Original Message-----
From: ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com
Sent: 01 August 2009 00:27
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Cleaning Cigarette tar....?

In a message dated 7/31/2009 6:32:05 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
rich at n7tr.com writes:

Picked up an amp the looks  like its been around smokers.....Any thoughts
on best way to try and clean up  most of the tar / residue?

Thanks...

Rich  N7TR
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I have had  excellent luck using a bottle of rubbing alcohol and 
soft rags or Q-tips to  get into tight places. The alcohol makes 
light work of old tobacco stains  and dissolves it immediately
and then evaporates leaving no residue after  wiping with a rag.

The alcohol works great on grungy old aluminum or  steel chassis 
that have baked-on tobacco grime and grease if you
don't  want to use a cleaner that requires rinsing with water.

Some older paints  can be damaged with alcohol so you should
test a small inconspicuous area  first to make sure the alcohol
does not harm the paint,if you need to clean  the painted outside 
cabinet also.

73 Todd WD4NGG  

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