How to remove layout dye
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Tin Falcon
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I think just about any solvent with the help of some scotch brite will take it off. Like others said acetone will probably wok the fastest a. Dykem does make commercial remover as well.
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mklotz
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Carburetor cleaner in a spray can will remove Dykem and almost any kind of grease - great prep for soldering.
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I have a small can of lacquer thinner on hand for prepping parts to be Loctited. I moisten a few square inches of paper towel and wipe off the layout fluid. works as good as anything else I've tried. Immediately afterward, the towel goes In a tin coffee can and out to the garage to ovoid offending "Honey" with the odor.
She prefers the smell of roses...lacquer thinner works for me. ;D
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She prefers the smell of roses...lacquer thinner works for me. ;D
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I keep a couple of gallons of Dupont 3608S Thinner on hand for my model airplane finishing. It is an Automotive Acrilic laquer thinner. It als eats DyKem like nothing I have ever seen. One draw back is the smell, can you say POTENT.
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I use Acetone to remove it. It works fast. I buy it in a gallon can at our local Ace Hardware Store. Just put a small amount on a paper towel and it wipes right off.
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I use This Stuff.
It's cheap and made for the application.
It's also good for making up that last few $$$ needed to qualify for the free shipping from Enco.
Rick
It's cheap and made for the application.
It's also good for making up that last few $$$ needed to qualify for the free shipping from Enco.
Rick
Laquer thinner from the auto paint supply store. Removes layout dye instantly, and is relatively inexpensive. Can be purchased by the quart or gallon. Not the top line thinner either, just the kind used to wash out spray guns after a paint job.
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Scribe a few critical layout lines, I find it makes the dye wipe right off. oh: For the rest I use acetone or a quick swipe on some fine sandpaper.
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Jeff
oh: For the rest I use acetone or a quick swipe on some fine sandpaper.Cheers
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MSC also sells the real stuff by the quart and gallon a quart is about the same price as a 16 oz aerosol can that contains 12 oz of remover and 4 oz of propellant. Dykem quart
Tin
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Naptha or acetone will remove Dykem with no effort.If the part is small enough you can dip it in a jar of acetone.It will come out clean in a couple of seconds.
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usn ret said:
I understand that, but I was interested in how reasonable MSC was on there shipping and handling charges, verse going to an Auto parts store and picking up a can of Carb or Brake cleaner, to weigh the the total cost between the two. The MSC product might be more expensive once you add on the shipping.
Have a great day!
Rex
