way off topic

[dtmtim]

It seems I've lost an old friend. It appears that Do-All is no longer making the Kleen surf foaming surface plate cleaner. I can't find it anywhere. I tried some liquid stuff from Starrett bit it's just not the same. Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks!

t.

[bw_bob]

You can use alcholol....not jack daniels though.

[JoeRZ]

Try...

30% cleaning solvent (like 409) with 70% water then finish it up with denatured alcohol.

[Mike N.]

I always liked these little guys...scrubbing bubbles

[Perry Fisher]

When cleaning the bearing ways use something that will not leave residue like denatured alcohol and lint free CLOTH. Do not use lint free paper towels. They have glue in them to hold the fibers thus lint free. The solvents in cleaners will break down the glue leaving lint and glue residue.

For the working surface it's up to you but I use the denatured on everything. Plain old waterless habd cleaner like Go-Jo without the grit will out the black in the granite after several cleanings if you have to have that nice black sheen.

[Tested]

No

You can use alcholol....not jack daniels though.

NO DON'T USE ALCHOLOL ON YOUR PLATE. IT WILL HURT IT.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

NO DON'T USE ALCHOLOL ON YOUR PLATE. IT WILL HURT IT.

I use it all the time. How is it going to hurt stone?

This has been mentioned before and as yet, no one has been able to answer that question. How will alcohol hurt the granite?

[kbotta]

I use it all the time. How is it going to hurt stone?

This has been mentioned before and as yet, no one has been able to answer that question. How will alcohol hurt the granite?

i dunno. make it drunk, or something ?

[Gregl]

It will get the DT's and shake when you are trying to measure,

I also use alcholol on my cmm's plates, but use the Starrett stuff on my other plates.

[Boomer]

Alcohol

I use it all the time. How is it going to hurt stone?

This has been mentioned before and as yet, no one has been able to answer that question. How will alcohol hurt the granite?

A BS service tech told me that the alcohol will "dry out" the granite, becoming more brittle. He recommended the specially made surface plate cleaners.

Tim

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

A BS service tech told me that the alcohol will "dry out" the granite, becoming more brittle. He recommended the specially made surface plate cleaners.

Tim

Well, was he also selling that cleaner? I use Starret Granite cleaner, followed by alcohol to remove the 'film' that even granite cleaner will leave on teh stone. It is how this machine has been cleaned since it was made and installed here, WAY back whenever ('80 or '81) and I have seen no ill effects to the stone.

[dtmtim]

Someone else at the shop here recommended after shave ??? I guess if my surface plate develops a 5 o'clock shadow I might have to go that way. Although I believe most after shaves do contain some alcohol ...

t.

[Perry Fisher]

The guys that lap our granite plates use GoJo and water to clean them. They told me to use GoJo, or any creme waterless handcleaner, to put oil back in the granite and make them black again.

[craiger_ny]

Someone else at the shop here recommended after shave ??? I guess if my surface plate develops a 5 o'clock shadow I might have to go that way. Although I believe most after shaves do contain some alcohol ...

t.

I use Brill Creame followed by a splash of Old Spice. If you can get some of the Old Spice in the bottle shapped like a Ship that stuff is the best.

[Randy P]

wash it


here is an old posting, never tried, let us know how it works.

http://www.brownandsharpe.com/anyboard/forums/pcdmis/posts/14047.html