BoydAllen
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Years back a company that made cleaning rods offered something that I had not seen before, and because they were so inexpensive and seemed like they might be useful, I ordered a package.....of a dozen disposable transfer pipettes. Since most of you will not know what these are, here is a link to one example. There are a zillion different styles. The ones that I ordered were 6" long. ( as are the ones I have linked to)
None of mine have been damaged by solvent. I gave some to friends, and lost or misplaced several, so, after many years I am about to reorder some that are similar.
The great thing about these pipettes is that they allow very precise dispensing of solvent, functioning just like a very long, drop proof, non reactive eye dropper. Using these I am able to control exactly how much solvent I put on a patch with little or no waste or spillage. The net result is that cleaning is less messy, and I waste less solvent.
This brings me to my second tip. It has been my observation that although plastic bottles have the advantage of not breaking when dropped, it seems that they do not keep solvents as well as glass containers. On the other hand the prospect of a pint of solvent hitting my garage floor is something that I obviously would want to avoid. Looking around for something that I could use to make my solvent bottle more secure on my bench top, I discovered that the 16 oz. bottle of Butch's Bore Shine is a good fit inside a roll of duct tape, which does an excellent job of stabilizing it.
None of mine have been damaged by solvent. I gave some to friends, and lost or misplaced several, so, after many years I am about to reorder some that are similar.
The great thing about these pipettes is that they allow very precise dispensing of solvent, functioning just like a very long, drop proof, non reactive eye dropper. Using these I am able to control exactly how much solvent I put on a patch with little or no waste or spillage. The net result is that cleaning is less messy, and I waste less solvent.
This brings me to my second tip. It has been my observation that although plastic bottles have the advantage of not breaking when dropped, it seems that they do not keep solvents as well as glass containers. On the other hand the prospect of a pint of solvent hitting my garage floor is something that I obviously would want to avoid. Looking around for something that I could use to make my solvent bottle more secure on my bench top, I discovered that the 16 oz. bottle of Butch's Bore Shine is a good fit inside a roll of duct tape, which does an excellent job of stabilizing it.