Radio chassis needs a bath and fumigation

[rollei35guy]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Be VERY careful when using stuff like tolulene, MEK, that kinda stuff...They are HIGHLY flammable, can "eat" most plastics up, & will burn the whizz outta yr fingers if you have a paper cut or somesuch...IIRC, MEK & tolulene are carcinogens, too, but their other aspects would kill you long before cancer would. That being said, MEK & tolulene will clean away really nasty stuff.

At my age I'm not so much worried about carcinogens as I am blowing my self up! Need to be well ventilated when using that stuff. I think I have a can of acetone somewhere ... hmmm.

I think the components and bakelite (or whatever the PCB is made of) would tolerate these solvents. But I wonder about insulation on wires and coils.