[Robotgroup] Clean/polish plastic?

[Paul Atkinson]

A friend uses diatomatious earth (used in swimming pool filters) or in a
pinch - toothpaste on a damp cloth to polish plastic and glass.

Paul

On 6/11/07, Def Egge <robodigest at innervate.com> wrote:
>
> Vern,
>
> Butane lighter fluid ... butanol, mostly ... is
> great for removing the gum.  I usually peel off
> as much of the paper as I can (a soak in warm
> water helps loosen the glazed paper front from
> the gummed cellulose fibers).  Then use a little butanol and elbow grease.
>
> Rick and Don can advise on the plastics polishing
> but acrylic blocks, Lexan windshields, and
> headlight covers might respond is wildly different fashion than PETE
> plastic.
>
>
> All the best....
>
> Mike
>
>
> At 11:47  2007-06-11, you wrote:
> >Some of you know I've been working on an upcoming article for Nuts and
> >Volts magazine .. in the process I used a recycled Peanut Butter jar as
> >the chassis. The problem is the jar label was difficult to remove and by
> >the time I got rid of all the residue, the plastic was slightly opaqued:
> >
> >http://www.notepad.org/peanutbutter/images/img_2492.jpg
> >
> >I was wondering if anyone knows of a magic way to return the original
> >clarity to this type of material? If it helps, the type of plastic
> >(according to the symbol on the bottom of the jar) is a #1 in a triangle
> >with the letters "PETE" under it..?
> >
> >Vern
> >
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