Spilled Dykem Cleanup

Yes, it would interfere with epoxy, but it's very easy to remove. Use acetone, and make damned sure you ventilate the room well before you do. It could prove interesting if you get too much in the atmosphere and you have any flames or sparks near by.

Harold

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Hehe... I read an article in the paper the other day about 4 boys who had been sniffing propane / butane from lighters ( the disposable ones )... After a while one of them tried to light a cigarette ( or something.. atleast he produced open flame )... Boom!... 4 kids to the hospital w. burns..

I think these kids just qualified for a Darwin Award :-)

/peter

I think you have to die or lose your reproductive ability to qualify. Something tells me those kids will have plenty of offspring.

I would be curious to know why a dye on the surface of the concrete would interfere with the adhesion of an epoxy.

Tanks, DOC

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Then let me settle that little doubt in your mind. Dyken *isn't* dye, it's paint. When you let it dry, you end up with a solid that can be scraped off. It has the potential to mix with the epoxy when applied and possibly cause it to not bond well to the concrete. . It's not worth the risk to leave it in place before painting when it can be removed so easily. When it's washed with acetone, it will dilute it to the point where the vast majority of it will come off, and the remaining amount will be well absorbed by the concrete, acting like a dye instead of paint. At that point, it's not likely to act as a release when the solvents of epoxy paint are applied.

Harold

Thanks Harold.

Not having any acetone handy I did a test area this morning with lacquer thinner and it seemed to work ok, but will obtain acetone and finish the cleanup in a few days when the current project is out of the way.

Thanks again.

Cleans off real easy with rubbing (alchohol). Cheaper and not nearly as nasty or dangerous as acetone. My usual order of trying solvents in order from harmless to nasty is: water, alchohol, mineral spirits or turpentine, lacquer thinner, acetone, naphta, xylene.

Boris

I can't help with the cleanup beyond the sugestions already made. However, being subject to fits of clumsiness myself, I strongly recommend the little plastic Dykem bottles with the porous swab under the cap. They won't spill, and they don't dry up as fast. I also find it easy to get a good coating that with the little brushes in the cans.

Doug White

Dykem remover:

I strongly recommend

Doug, I bought it all, and agree with you. The 2 ounce bottle for $3.39 has a .6" wide felt applicator tip.

From what I understand, Dykem remover and solvent is simply acetone (or that's the primary ingredient).

Dykem is for noobs that have nothing better to do than to screw around brushing or spraying the s*it on, only to have to clean it off later

It does smell GOOD though, I will grant you....

I generally will just scribe the part bare a first time (to get me into the general area), then after using a black felt pen to coat the area I will scribe it again a second time.

And I guess measuring twice and marking twice and not cleaning your work is what allows you to refer to yourself as a precision machinist?

Admittedly, I am also HacKjoB....

I have to earn a living in doing this s*it, and in actuality I do it quite well.

USUALLY, I don't do any layout fluid at all.........just dial in the corner, let the cad-cam do the remainder.....

Rest ASSured, at one time I used to spray that layout dye s*it all over the place.

And It SURE seemed like FUN at the time...

Dykem, unless there's been a change in formulation, uses acetone as a solvent. You can buy a gallon of acetone from hardware stores for slightly more than the cost of one pint at your source. I'm having more than just a little trouble with that idea. Acetone works very well for cleaning surface plates, too, so having a gallon on hand is more than a good idea.

Harold

And for those whose wives wear nail polish (fortunately, mine doesn't), it's used for removing that too! ;)

Yep!

Nail polish remover is nothing more than acetone that's buffered with some kind of oil. It works great for removing nail polish, but wouldn't be a good choice for removing Dykem from concrete----because of the oil.

My bride is like yours------sees no need for nail polish. I like women like that -------very down to earth.

Harold

Good point about the oil in nail polish remover.

In any case, I wanted to point out that very common use for those who may be concerned about the toxcity of acetone. Heck, women have been soaking their fingers and toes in the stuff for decades!

Yup. Natural beauty needs very little enhancement. :)

- Michael

So THAT explains it all. >:) >:)