[G4] milk spill on keyboard

[Robert Hazelrigg]

Quick drying - instant concrete.


On Jun 5, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Crandon David wrote:

> What's Quickcrete?
>
> david
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> On Jun 4, 2005, at 5:14 AM, Robert Hazelrigg wrote:
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>> 2 other great cleaners are "Crazzy glue" and "Quickcrete"
>>
>>
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>> On Jun 4, 2005, at 4:07 AM, Tony Johansen wrote:
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>>>> On Jun 3, 2005, at 10:58 PM, Robert Hazelrigg wrote:
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>>>>> One other liquid you can use to clean your keyboard is Coke-Cola.
>>>>> Believe it or not but when the Coke dries it leaves a sugar  
>>>>> residue
>>>>> behind which makes most keyboards work even better then new.
>>>>> Warning your result may vary.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I must add my 2 cents to this.
>>>
>>> No-one should ever use Coca-Cola to clean anything important or  
>>> less robust
>>> than a lump of steel.
>>>
>>> This pernicious urban myth comes up all the time in conservation  
>>> from well
>>> meaning people. (along with beer - another 'wonder cleaner').
>>>
>>> I was recently asked for advice on restoring a piece of sculpture  
>>> that had
>>> gone from a 20,000 dollar investment to a lump of bronze worth a  
>>> quarter of
>>> that as the inexperienced owner had decided to 'clean' the  
>>> 'dirty' patina
>>> with a Coke concoction on the advice of a 'friend'.
>>>
>>> The Coke wasn't the only culprit, but the point is that if people  
>>> choose to
>>> believe Coca Cola is good for hubcaps and rusty chrome, that is  
>>> generally
>>> harmless, helps Coca-Colas profits and may well be effective.
>>>
>>> Keyboards and other sensitive equipment are not Chevy's however  
>>> and these
>>> urban myths are responsible for irreparable damage to many  
>>> valuable things.
>>>
>>> I love it when these advisers remove all responsibility for their  
>>> advice.
>>> "Results may vary", I'll bet!
>>>
>>> Tony.
>>>
>>>
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