Question about 21FBP22

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by miniman82

Yeah, it's some kinda thick gooey oily substance. Cleans up easy with goo gone or alcohol, but it makes a mess of anything it touches. Wear pants and a shirt you never want to wear again.

Well, I finally got around to cleaning up this tube in prep for using the safety glass on another tube. I found out the rubber edge gasket itself is fine - just a slightly sticky surface. All the black oozy gunk (most of which is gone because it came out and got on the blanket I was using) is apparently some glue used inside the rubber gasket to stick it to the edge of the glass. The gasket goes over the edge so there is rubber on both sides, cushioning both the tube face and the bezel, I guess.

I cleaned the glass with dish soap and then Windex, but there is still some hazy film, so I will try alcohol next, and finish with distilled water, but it looks like this is much easier than I thought it would be.

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