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Posted by SJF on July 19, 2006, 1:44 pm
> Pete C. wrote:
>> Bob wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>Tom O'Connor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Try a razor blade.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>reheat and razor blade
>>>>
>>>
>>>Or perhaps - reheat and paper towels. Or some combination.
>>>Followed by acetone.
>>>
>>>Bob
>>
>>
>> I'd use MEK after getting most of it off with the heat and razor blade
>> approach. MEK will dissolve the plastic and should have no effect on the
>> glass / ceramic top. I don't think acetone will do anything to most
>> plastics.
>>
>> Pete C.
>
>
> Those bags are polyethylene, so MEK won't dissolve it. It will however
> wreck just about any other plastic or paint finish in the kitchen, so
> don't use it. The razor blade will scratch the hell out of that shiny,
> expensive tempered-glass surface, so unless you know what you're doing,
> don't go crazy with that approach either.
>
> I'd try a dishcloth dampened with one of those orange cleaners. Wet it
> good (but not dripping) then lay it over the plastic. Cover that with some
> foil or plastic to slow down evaporation and let it sit overnight. If that
> doesn't work try a buffing wheel with some damp baking soda as the
> "compound". You want to get at the soft plastic without scratching the
> much harder glass.
>
> Good luck
My fading recollection is that polyethylene has "no know solvents".
SJF
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