Hi - new to this group, so "Hello"! Anyway, I've been using acetone to do the final clean of my copper before ironing (scrub with abrasive rubber, scrub with Scotchbrite, rinse, acetone & lint-free paper towel, iron/GBC, etch (hot sodium persulphate), acetone clean). The acetone I'm using is lab-grade, 99.something% and definitely not nail-varnish remover etc. I was wondering is Methylated Spirits (as we call it in the UK) would be a better or easier degreaser - it's certainly cheaper and more readily available... or propan-2-ol, aka isopropyl alcohol or ipa? IPA is nasty stuff and can lead to blinding headaches if used in a confined space with poor ventilation... Thanks Nick
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Cleaning copper (again!)
2009-02-27 by Nick de Smith
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