responses to thinner

responses to thinner

Skewes, Ed

12/21/2007

Good Morning,

   Thank you to all,

   Ed

                Have a great Holiday Season ! Yippe it's Friday
!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Hi Ed,

We use the 3M brand, adhesive remover citrus base. No.49048. I think we
get it from knit rite??? It is in an aerosol can

 

I was in Germany with Otto Bock and they, and I believe alcohol is the
only safe solvent. Forget about absorption type filters because

you can just have a bag of activated carbon and change it weekly.

Never eat or drink anything around your lab. Get a negative ion
generator. I made mine that sends out millions of ions per second with
each ion at 15,000 volts dc and that will carbonize anything in your
office or lab. You can run an ozone generator at night and have the
purest and healthiest air anywhere.

Best,

Kenneth Carpenter

RRI

 

Ed,

Have you ever tried a product called Goo Gone or what about WD-40?

Jeff

Hi Ed,
 
Our facility uses isopropanol (isopropyl-alcohol) for removing most
marks & adhesives, reserving the thinners for particularly stubborn
removals.
 
Kind regards,

Nerida Hopkins

Orthotics Dept, Sydney Children's Hospital

Australia

I continue to discover how useful isopropyl alcohol is to remove a lot
of different things. It might pay off to compare this and denatured
alcohol to the safety of the ketones that we have traditionally used.

 

Good Luck,

Dave A. Janke CPO

Portland OR

 

Ed,

There are some water-base adhesives I think made by Reina. You would
have to call them, or google the subject Water base adhesives. I
think for the kids that would be your best solution (no pun intended).

rf/cpo

 

Strangely enough the best removal agent for velcro adhesive is water.
Especially if it can be allowed to soak into the adhesive for a period
of time. Rubbing alcohol will cut much of the dirt but for the heavy
stuff nothing beats master thinner. If you read the ingredients you'll
see it's quite the witches brew of solvents.

 

Hi Ed,

 

I use a variety of things - acetone, Goo be Gone, Orange Sol. The
Orange Sol removes the glue very well, but leaves a bit of residue so if
you want to reglue you need to clean it with acetone or sand it.

 

Best of Luck,

 

Don McGovern, CPO, FAAOP

 

Ed

Try the liquid citrus cleaners.Citrisolve has worked well full strength
for adhesives,dilute with water for wiping.Always wash off with water
.Seems to soften thermolyn.nontoxic don't need gloves.get it at
healthfood or grocery store.Laura Ryder,CPO

 

 

Hi Ed,

What about good old fashioned crepe rubber, it works great for us and
requires no chemical at all.

Good luck, Karen CO(c)

 

 
Edward A. Skewes CPO
Director Orthotic and Prosthetic Department
Shriners Hospitals for Children
950 W. Faris Road
Greenville, SC. 29605
(864) 255 - 7951 ext. 7112
 


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