Date:         Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:37:31 -0700
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
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Yeahbut, once cured, silicone rubber is not bothered by acetic acid.

Wow. This thread has turned into "CSI Wesfalia."

And, it apparently cannot be killed. It refuses to die. It is the undead
thread.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR



On 9/25/2009 1:39 PM mcneely4@cox.net wrote:

> the carrier for silicone type materials is acetic acid (notice the smell
> when you use it?).  So ......
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM , Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>> I dunno about it being rubber. It's bright white, shiny, opaque. It
>> appears to have melted and flowed like thick paint. Rubber don't do that
>> under heat, do it? (Speculating on the heat thing: seems the most likely
>> cause of this melty effect.)
>>
>> Stuff looks more like white silicone RTV tub sealer or the like. Feels
>> like it, too -- tough but a little squishy. Rubbery, you might say.
>>
>> Silicone rubber's not really rubber, is it? What's a solvent for cured
>> RTV
>> silicone sealer?
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/21/2009 9:03 PM Leonard Anthony wrote:
>>
>>> I think Maggie hit the nail on the head without even realizing it! It is
>>> melted rubber (mine haven't melted yet) And Mrs. Squirrel's nail polish
>>> remover should remove it. Time to raid the cosmetic case again. grab the
>>> nail file and little scissors for your tool box while your there. :)
>>>
>>> Did you try nail polish remover Maggie??
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
>>>
>