[Boatanchors] How to remove nicotine

[Bruce Long]

I number of years back I bought a hq-170 with a bad smoke smell and tar coating.
I used nothing more than windex clone.  That alone- maybe with some 409 sorry I don't remember cleaned every thing up very nices.
The radio still has a very faint smell which i assume remains because I did not remove and clean the IF transformer and BFO coil shields.


      From: George Babits <gbabits at custertel.net>
 To: anchor at ec.rr.com; donroden at hiwaay.net; boatanchors at puck.nether.net 
 Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 5:53 PM
 Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] How to remove nicotine
   
The "dryer fabric" simply covers up one smell with another.  A fairly large 
percentage  of the population is allergic to the chemicals used in the 
scented dryer sheets.  So, covering up the smoker smell with annother , 
maybe worse, smell may not be the greatest idea in the world.  There are 
cleaners that will remove the smoker smell, but I'm not sure which (maybe 
409?).  I'll be facing "de-smelling" a 75S-3C and 32S-3A this winter, so 
really interested in solutions.

73,
George
W7HDL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Parker" <anchor at ec.rr.com>
To: <donroden at hiwaay.net>; <boatanchors at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] How to remove nicotine


> Hi Don,
> I don't see any answers on the reflector, maybe you got some direct.
> I've found that in general the nicotine crud is water soluble.  I've used 
> water with some hand dishwashing liquid, and a bit of Murphy' Oil Soap for 
> good measure.  Paint brush, tooth brush, etc. for swabbing. Don't think 
> that will get out all the smell, tho'.  Try putting some dryer fabric 
> softening sheets inside, put it in a plastic bag for a week or so, and 
> that usually helps.
> 73,
>
> Al, W8UT
> www.boatanchors.org
> www.hammarlund.info
>
> "There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
> worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
> Ratty, to Mole
>
> On 8/21/2016 11:38 PM, donroden at hiwaay.net wrote:
>>
>> An old AM transmitter ( Viking Valiant ) followed me home from the 
>> hamfest.
>>
>> The previous owner(s) were smokers and there is a LOT of nicotine to be
>> removed.
>>
>> What is a safe cleaner to use ?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Don W4DNR
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