<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">If my memory is right, phone companies used to use methylene chloride to refurbish the plastic in  phones.   It is a strong solvent, and ends up making the plastic look like new.    Of course there is a small detail---this is VERY toxic and a cancer causing compound.   So I am NOT advocating it!   I just thought you all might find this interesting.<br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Charlie<br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">N4LNU<br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Guy Giacopuzzi" <gggdds@js-net.com><br><b>To: </b>"Heathkit List" <heath@puck.nether.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 5, 2015 12:41:54 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Heath] Cleaning plastic<br><div><br></div>If you need to "polish" plastic that's been scratched, most auto parts stores have a 3M kit for polishing plastic headlight covers that have discolored...this is a multi-step, multi-abrasive kit that designed for polishing plastics, and it leaves a nice, clear finish...it's about $23 at my otherwise high priced local, rural auto parts store...it requires that you have an electric drill to rotate the abrasives....<br> Guy<br> WA6OQQ<br> <br><div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/4/2015 11:27 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jerrylofstead@bellsouth.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:jerrylofstead@bellsouth.net">jerrylofstead@bellsouth.net</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cite="mid:427461205.252578.1443983267104.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com"><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff;
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        Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443980992652_7723"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1443980992652_8210">Alcahol 98% at drug store.</span></div><br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br> <br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;" data-mce-style="display: block;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue,
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              Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday, October 4, 2015 1:51 PM, Ron <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kd6edv@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:kd6edv@gmail.com"><kd6edv@gmail.com></a> wrote:<br> </span></div><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16,
                255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left:
                5px;" data-mce-style="border-left: 2px solid #1010ff; margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br> <br><div class="y_msg_container">What do you use to clean plastic on radios? <br> _______________________________________________<br> Heath mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Heath@puck.nether.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:Heath@puck.nether.net">Heath@puck.nether.net</a><br> <a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath</a><br> <br> <br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div><br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><br><pre>_______________________________________________
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