29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

[ady]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

its good to watch the different peoples videos, i didnt realise rip had its floor bent like that.

[dmac]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

Good though, wasent it. Very effective disk Gary.

[james...venom]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

wayhey this event is 3rd on the podium for most number of posts for an event ever! 2nd is 06 uk champs 1st is 05 winter tour.

[typhoon_driver]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

Lol this some kind of inter event organiser competition?

[beast]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

james only 170 post to go then

[grant_ploughbot]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

Get posting then John . Theres some very good videos about now - we just need to find some form of alchohol to clean the greasy smears from the shrink wrap that we wraped the screens up in for storage as a few screens are covered in it. Any any ideas?

[ady]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

grant, on saturday i am bringing some stuff over for you to try, i couldnt find any old bits of polycarb to try it on, but also i wouldnt want to say it will work and it doesnt or ends up ruining your polycarb!, you will need to get one of your passengers to hold it upright going home as its in a squirty bottle and i wouldnt want it to leak! i dont know if it is alchol based, but it contains xylene? it is a mild form of chemical and we use it to remove glue from the vans that have been signwritten. the only other thing you could try is a degreaser such as comma hyperclean, or WD40 might work?


(Message edited by ady on January 17, 200

(Message edited by ady on January 17, 200

[maddox]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

The one stuff that can disolve HDPE, aromates, and Xylene is one of those.

[ady]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

just found this on net Xylene attacks some coatings and some forms of plastic and rubber

[mark_m]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

Ive started using xylene in a sealant at work. Its an absolute nightmare. I found it disolved most adhesives/tapes some rubbers and some plastics. I could try it on some polycarbonate if you want.
We use it on a different type of plastic and if it dries in small gaps it causes crazing of the surface (micro cracks).
But xylene does clean things well.
We also use IPA (I think its isopropyl alcohol) that is also a brilliant cleaner.

[ady]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

i was gonna say looking on the tin, one of the ingrediants is xylene, we have used it on plastic colour coded bumpers with no harm, so i really dont know. but as you say its a good cleaner.

(Message edited by ady on January 17, 200

[typhoon_driver]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

Something along the lines of fairy liquid, water and elbow grease not work?

[grant_ploughbot]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

Nope, tried that. I think it needs an alcohol based substance on it. Everything else just smudges it around. You cant rub the screens because they just get scratched whatever you rub them with.

[geeza]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

AC Cleaner is good for grease/dry oil removal, its what we use on our machines at work. Dont know what it would do to PC. Will look at the data sheet tomorrow.

[beast]

29th December 2007 - Robo Challenge at Thinktank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY3XgFanRBUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY3XgFanRBU

just for you Gary