[NTLK] trivia Re: Before plus pic after rubberized coat off an MP2000

Forrest Buffenmyer newton_phoenix at mindspring.com
Tue Sep 25 05:00:00 EDT 2018


Perhaps it is the alcohol. Maury used Clorox Wipes, which (I’m guessing) are bleach-activated. William’s machines were cleaned using isopropyl alcohol.

Anyone else care to speculate?

Mahalo,
Forrest

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> On Sep 24, 2018, at 6:46 PM, William James <whjames67 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Okay, I have posted pictures of a 2000 I did over a year ago, none of them make it here? Just like the pictures I posted for an eMate battery upgrade without the silly battery holder?  I understand the limit imposed by the forum, but every 2000 or 2100 I have stripped down looks green, when it has not been completely cleaned! I have done over a dozen of them. 91%Isopropyl alcohol will completely remove all residue from the cases after soaking for at least two days. All you have to do is rinse the cases with high pressure water.
> 
> 
>   On Monday, September 24, 2018, 8:26:16 PM CDT, B Dudney <kosmicdollop at saber.net> wrote:  
> 
> OK, this after image makes me wonder whether those who report green plastic beneath the rubber coating have either (1) a different run of cases not made of black plastic, or (2) the chemical(s) used to remove rubber coating altered the color of the case.
> 
> All my Newton 2000Us and 2100s have nothing but black plastic showing through the many places where the rubber long since went AWOL.
> 
> (Related query: Do some of us need more things to do? — just a throwaway comment)
> 
> curious (and a bit bored),
> 
> B
> 
> Maury Estabrooks wrote:
>> Fellow Newt restorers. I have posted a couple of before and after photos on cleaning off the rubberized surface on my MP2000. I used Clorox Disinfect Wipes, or PODNA wipes (Prior Owners DNA). 
>> 
>> Before photo: 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/brxdlk70jzcpwl4/MP2000_Pre_Clean.JPG?dl=0
>> 
>> After photo: 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0bjuicctup3dx8t/MP2000_Post_Clean.JPG?dl=0




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