how to clean noalox off aluminum ?

[BOOTY MONSTER]

so whats the easiest way to clean noalox off of aluminum ? i want to have as clean a surface as possible before reapplying the noalox for the final assembly of the antenna

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I have always simply wiped it off with one rag and buffed the metal with another. Any that I have encountered was still pasty, maybe a bit gummed, but it still wiped off clean. You do not have to have things super clean if you are simply going to reapply noalox anyway.

 

[packrat]

Naptha. Acetone. Turpentine.

 

[Beetle]

Every time I look at the title of this thread I read it as "How to remove maalox", and I'm wondering why anybody would use THAT stuff on an antenna...

 

[W5LZ]

Beetle,
You know, sometimes you just ain't 'right'.

- 'Doc

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

thanks guys

LOL @ Beetle

 

[WR0220]

A common household product that will also work is isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol.

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

A common household product that will also work is isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol.

i keep that around ...... its great for bong cleaning

 

[jazzsinger]

i keep that around ...... its great for bong cleaning

Best way to clean a bong is to scrape the oil from it then smoke it.

 

[hookedon6]

... "How to remove maalox", and I'm wondering why anybody would use THAT stuff on an antenna...

because it makes those dagum SWR's go away............. fast :blink:

 

[Robb]

Any petroleum-based product will work against another - if it is 'lighter'.
A little gasoline would work.
Or white gas ('camping fuel').
I'd use either one.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Beetle,
You know, sometimes you just ain't 'right'.

- 'Doc

You should see the emails he sends me.