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Re: Clear Base Stock question

2008-05-02 by Mark McCarvill

Paul (or others who mix their own cleaning fluid) -

If the Carbon-6 base is: 62 distilled water / 28 glycerol / 10 Photo
Flo, what would be a recommended mix for cleaning fluid? Something
like 80: 10: 10?

Thanks,

Mark   

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> > Since clear base stock and cleaning fluid are the same, 
> 
> They're not quite the same.  The cleaning fluid is diluted to make it 
> thinner -- easier to get into glogs.
> 
> > if you were to mix up a batch of clear stock to use as 
> > cleaning fluid, would you leave out the Photo-Flo?
> 
> No, the wetting agent would also make it easier for the fluid to get 
> into the clogged areas.  Surfactants are primary components of 
> cleaners.  
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

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