Removing Ancient Poster Putty
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:03 am
I have a favorite old Oak whose under-beak cavity I long, long ago filled in with poster putty. That was so very long ago that that putty has deteriorated and now emits an unpleasant rotting rubber odor. Plus I've developed a mild latex allergy, so I should probably get that stuff out of all my old whistles.
First: any suggestions of a tool to scrape it out with? I've been using the pointy end of a chopstick, which is proving suboptimal.
Second: I'm also super allergic to Goo Gone*.
Fortunately, peanut butter often works just as well, you just need to leave it on longer, scrub a bit, and wash well after.
Unfortunately, this is not a convenient cavity to scrub with any accuracy or visibility.
Current status: still/again marinating the interior w/ PB
Further suggestions welcome!
(not putting that stuff in there to begin with is one I've already figured out)
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* Don't scoff at allergies just because you don't have any. I had none to speak of until midlife when my autoimmune conditon kicked into gear, after which my body abruptly became very skilled at going into anaphylaxis at the slighted provocation. This is is very exciting but not in a good way.
My last ambulance ride to the ER was courtesy of an unfamiliar flu shot preservative, which provided an opportunity to catch COVID a *second* time. The ER was too slammed to even give me a cubicle, so I was there for hours breathing thru a homemade fabric mask that could protect others from my viruses but not me from theirs, as demonstrated by my subsequent illness.
Potentially useful data point: my natural immunity only appeared to last about 9 months, despite my having a hyperactive immune system that rarely succumbs to my roomies' colds or flu.
First: any suggestions of a tool to scrape it out with? I've been using the pointy end of a chopstick, which is proving suboptimal.
Second: I'm also super allergic to Goo Gone*.
Fortunately, peanut butter often works just as well, you just need to leave it on longer, scrub a bit, and wash well after.
Unfortunately, this is not a convenient cavity to scrub with any accuracy or visibility.
Current status: still/again marinating the interior w/ PB
Further suggestions welcome!
(not putting that stuff in there to begin with is one I've already figured out)
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* Don't scoff at allergies just because you don't have any. I had none to speak of until midlife when my autoimmune conditon kicked into gear, after which my body abruptly became very skilled at going into anaphylaxis at the slighted provocation. This is is very exciting but not in a good way.
My last ambulance ride to the ER was courtesy of an unfamiliar flu shot preservative, which provided an opportunity to catch COVID a *second* time. The ER was too slammed to even give me a cubicle, so I was there for hours breathing thru a homemade fabric mask that could protect others from my viruses but not me from theirs, as demonstrated by my subsequent illness.
Potentially useful data point: my natural immunity only appeared to last about 9 months, despite my having a hyperactive immune system that rarely succumbs to my roomies' colds or flu.