[pure-silver] Re: Cleaning a Drum Dryer
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 20:12:26 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for that tip. I wondered about bleach and went
ahead with it since the thing was rather yellowed
w/age.
I ended up using liquid detergent and borax first with
many rinses and more detergent and rinses and then a
very dilute bleach for 5 mins., about 2 oz to 2 or 3
gallons. Then many rinses before hanging it up for a
bit.
Presently I'm dealing with the tolerances of the dryer
itself that seem askew, now that I'm very familiar
with the guts of the thing, and the heat reflector
won't go where they say it should. =\
Main thing is to get it together enough to test and
talk to Regal-Arkay tomorrow if things run wild.
Eric
--- john stockdale <j.sto@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've cleaned the cloth on flat bed dryers with
> chlorine bleach (quite
> dilute!) because I read somewhere that the chlorine
> dealt with both with
> hypo resudue and gelatin. I use swimming pool
> "liquid chlorine" which is
> sodium hypochlorite solution (quite concentrated!).
> Laundry bleaches may
> contain detergents and perhaps other components
> which might be advantageous
> or otherwise. Be aware that chlorine is
> destructive, so it can't be used
> frequently: I use it once every few years.
>
> Also, a few years ago, Edward Zimmerman recommended
> an enzyme cleaner. I
> don't remember its name but it might be searchable.
>
> John Stockdale
> ===============>
> At 07:44 AM 2/04/2007, Eric wrote:
> >In preping my Arkay Dual-Dri for sale, I am
> cleaning
> >and lubricating it inside and out. I was wondering
> if
> >anyone has any experiences with this and had any
> tips
> >to pass along.
> >Using a helpful manual the nice folks at
> Regal-Arkay
> >sent me, I was able to get the thing apart with no
> >problems and I'm soaking the apron in many changes
> of
> >water presently. I'm wondering what cleaning
> methods
> >others may have used for dryer aprons and what they
> >used to get the drum nicely shined.
> >As far as the drum is concerned it's a cosmetic
> thing
> >for the buyer since I haven't seen a ferrotyped
> print
> >since the '70's, but I'd like it to look as nice as
> >possible.
> >Thanks for any tips!
> >Eric
>
>
>
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