Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects

[Bill Wichers]

You can clean up silicone residue using acetone. Acetone will etch many
plastics though so test it on the material you want to clean before
using it.

   -Bill

> Whatever you do, don't get it on your eyeglasses' lens.  Be careful
not to
> get the stuff on your clothes, or spread it around on things with your
> fingers.  It will not come out of clothes and will make a permanent
> stain. Wipe it off your hands with paper towels or napkins until your
skin
> no longer feels slick.  Abrasive hand soap helps get it off by
dissolving
> skin oils underneath the stuff.
> 
> One small tube of silicon grease might last you a lifetime.  I still
have
> part of a tube I bought in the 70's.
> 
> 73, Guy.