---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 12/15/22: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:33 PM - 2022 List of Contributors (LOC)... (Matt Dralle) 2. 04:40 PM - getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat (Jay Dub) 3. 05:23 PM - Re: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat (Charlie England) 4. 05:40 PM - Re: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat (Franklin Geiser) 5. 09:31 PM - Re: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat (Jay Dub) 6. 09:35 PM - Re: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:33:21 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: 2022 List of Contributors (LOC)... Dear Listers, The 2022 Matronics Email List and Forum Fund Raiser officially ended a couple of weeks ago and it's time that I published this year's List of Contributors. It is the people on this list that directly make these Email Lists and Forums possible! Their generous Contributions keep the servers and Internet connection up and running! You can still show your support this year and pick up a great gift at the same time. The Contribution Web Site is fast, easy, and secure: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Or, by dropping a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics 581 Jeannie Way Livermore CA 94550 And finally, I'm proud to present The 2022 Fund Raiser List of Contributors: https://matronics.com/loc Thank you again to everyone that made a Contribution this year!! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List & Forum Administrator ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:40:17 PM PST US From: Jay Dub Subject: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat My kit that I am finishing has some sharpie marks from the previous owner on the powder coat from the factory. I use fine sharpies myself so I'm not critical of him. Since MEK is hard to get now (Home Depot now sells an MEK Substitute), I've tried the substitute but it smears the colored sharpie all over the powder coat but not removing it. I now have clouds of blue and red. The substitute does take it off bare aluminum but the powder coat is another story. Has anyone found something that takes it off of the powdercoat without removing the powdercoat? Thanks, Jay ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:23:30 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat From: Charlie England On 12/15/2022 6:40 PM, Jay Dub wrote: > > My kit that I am finishing has some sharpie marks from the previous owner on the powder coat from the factory. I use fine sharpies myself so I'm not critical of him. Since MEK is hard to get now (Home Depot now sells an MEK Substitute), I've tried the substitute but it smears the colored sharpie all over the powder coat but not removing it. I now have clouds of blue and red. The substitute does take it off bare aluminum but the powder coat is another story. > > Has anyone found something that takes it off of the powdercoat without removing the powdercoat? > > Thanks, > Jay Any chance that the MEK actually attacked the powdercoat & spread the ink into it? Alcohol will remove sharpie if it's relatively new, and acetone and lacquer thinner (which is basically diluted acetone) will do a good job on it when it's a decade or more old; at least on aluminum (don't ask how I know). Charlie -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:40:50 PM PST US From: Franklin Geiser Subject: Re: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat McMaster carr will sell a quart of 99.5% MEK for $20 No idea about sharpie on powder coat exactly, but I know the MEK is easy enough to get! Fg > On Dec 15, 2022, at 7:41 PM, Jay Dub wrote: > > > My kit that I am finishing has some sharpie marks from the previous owner on the powder coat from the factory. I use fine sharpies myself so I'm not critical of him. Since MEK is hard to get now (Home Depot now sells an MEK Substitute), I've tried the substitute but it smears the colored sharpie all over the powder coat but not removing it. I now have clouds of blue and red. The substitute does take it off bare aluminum but the powder coat is another story. > > Has anyone found something that takes it off of the powdercoat without removing the powdercoat? > > Thanks, > Jay > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:31:46 PM PST US From: Jay Dub Subject: Re: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat Hi Charlie and Franklin, Thanks for the info. I'll try lacquer thinner or acetone on the powdercoat. The sharpie marks are probably 4-6 years old. Perhaps the MEK substitute melts it into the powdercoat. Hopefully I can get it off, if not I don't want to have to paint the whole boom tube from front to back so it might just be what it is. Jay Sent:Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:24 PM From:"Charlie England" To:kolb-list@matronics.com Subject:Re: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat On 12/15/2022 6:40 PM, Jay Dub wrote: > > My kit that I am finishing has some sharpie marks from the previous owner on the powder coat from the factory. I use fine sharpies myself so I'm not critical of him. Since MEK is hard to get now (Home Depot now sells an MEK Substitute), I've tried the substitute but it smears the colored sharpie all over the powder coat but not removing it. I now have clouds of blue and red. The substitute does take it off bare aluminum but the powder coat is another story. > > Has anyone found something that takes it off of the powdercoat without removing the powdercoat? > > Thanks, > Jay Any chance that the MEK actually attacked the powdercoat & spread the ink into it? Alcohol will remove sharpie if it's relatively new, and acetone and lacquer thinner (which is basically diluted acetone) will do a good job on it when it's a decade or more old; at least on aluminum (don't ask how I know). Charlie -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com[http://www.avast.com] ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:35:14 PM PST US From: Larry Cottrell Subject: Re: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat Just leave it as it is and name it "Skywriter" ;=/ On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 10:33 PM Jay Dub wrote: > > > Hi Charlie and Franklin, > Thanks for the info. I'll try lacquer thinner or acetone on the powdercoat. The sharpie marks are probably 4-6 years old. Perhaps the MEK substitute melts it into the powdercoat. Hopefully I can get it off, if not I don't want to have to paint the whole boom tube from front to back so it might just be what it is. > > Jay > > > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:24 PM > From: "Charlie England" > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat > > On 12/15/2022 6:40 PM, Jay Dub wrote: > > > > My kit that I am finishing has some sharpie marks from the previous owner on the powder coat from the factory. I use fine sharpies myself so I'm not critical of him. Since MEK is hard to get now (Home Depot now sells an MEK Substitute), I've tried the substitute but it smears the colored sharpie all over the powder coat but not removing it. I now have clouds of blue and red. The substitute does take it off bare aluminum but the powder coat is another story. > > > > Has anyone found something that takes it off of the powdercoat without removing the powdercoat? > > > > Thanks, > > Jay > Any chance that the MEK actually attacked the powdercoat & spread the > ink into it? Alcohol will remove sharpie if it's relatively new, and > acetone and lacquer thinner (which is basically diluted acetone) will do > a good job on it when it's a decade or more old; at least on aluminum > (don't ask how I know). > > Charlie > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com[http://www.avast.com] > > -- The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of others. 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