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pinballjim:

Yikes, wonder if this explains some of the issues people have with the cornchip plastics from CPR.



Xiaou2:

Interesting.

  Makes me wonder whats happening.  Maybe the extreme heat causes micro fractures... and the alcohol is then able to penetrate into them, due to the strong penetrating vapor,  ...which then clouds the edges of the fractures.

 As a kid, I once got ticked off at a cd that didnt play.  After just about every trick was tried... I went to nail polish remover.   Instant cd eraser!   lol    Turned out that my brand new Pioneer Laser Disc player was defective.   Ooops.

 This vid makes me a bit annoyed, because one of the ramp vendors at a Pinball show, flame polished a ramp I bought.  >.<


 

ChadTower:


If you can manage to get whiskey onto a ramp that's installed in a game then you deserve to have that happen.


Le Chuck:


--- Quote from: selfie on September 20, 2012, 09:19:34 pm ---As stated its the Alcohol that's the killer but it only reacts to acrylic that has been heated to near boiling the water that is still present in the material.

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Is there a good method for home kiln drying acrylic?  Remove the water and remove the problem right?

ChadTower:


Only if the vapor can escape and only if the material can change shape to compensate.


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