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PostPosted: 11:22 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
My seat keeps going a strange mottled tan colour when it gets wet. Been advised it might have had some copper grease on it at some point. Any way of getting this out?
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PostPosted: 11:28 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah I thought that but it's had a bit of sun on it this morning so looks fine. I'll resurrect this if it rains on it again
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PostPosted: 11:51 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
kipzilla wrote:
My seat keeps going a strange mottled tan colour when it gets wet. Been advised it might have had some copper grease on it at some point. Any way of getting this out?


Solvent/Degreaser to dissolve the grease part and lots of rinsing to lift out the the metal part.

You should test the effect of the solvent on the seat in case it 'bleaches' etc.

Plastic seat of a pseudo-fabric?
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PostPosted: 12:14 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
MCN wrote:

Solvent/Degreaser to dissolve the grease part and lots of rinsing to lift out the the metal part.

You should test the effect of the solvent on the seat in case it 'bleaches' etc.

Plastic seat of a pseudo-fabric?


Personally I'd be very wary about putting solvents near a bike seat. Acetone, for one, will turn it into a sticky mess.

Fairy liquid is probably a safer, cleaner option
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PostPosted: 12:17 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
mentalboy wrote:
MCN wrote:

Solvent/Degreaser to dissolve the grease part and lots of rinsing to lift out the the metal part.

You should test the effect of the solvent on the seat in case it 'bleaches' etc.

Plastic seat of a pseudo-fabric?


Personally I'd be very wary about putting solvents near a bike seat. Acetone, for one, will tu
rn it into a sticky mess.

Fairy liquid is probably a safer, cleaner option


"You should test the effect of the solvent on the seat in case it 'bleaches' etc."

Solvent=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent

FYI, Water H20 is a most abundant solvent. Wink
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PostPosted: 12:22 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Motorcycle de-greaser should be safe, followed by washing-up liquid.
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PostPosted: 12:49 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
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Solvent=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent

FYI, Water H20 is a most abundant solvent. Wink


I know precisely what a solvent is thank you very much! However it doesn't take much chemical knowledge to figure out that water will not act as a solvent on something like copper grease.

One would assume therefore that, as we're talking about copper grease, you meant 'solvent' to mean something effective for removing said grease.
Putting a disclaimer is great but why risk applying a chemical to your seat when something simple like a detergent may remove the stain without risking bleaching or fabric breakdown? I could have said that using 'gunwash' may be effective, probably less likely to melt the seat or bleach it than acetone but the OP is reasonably likely to have a bottle of dishsoap in his household armoury, whereas acetone and gunwash are not easily found in the average household (And yes, I know acetone is found in nailpolish but it's a lower concentration than the stuff you'd find in a paint shop)
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PostPosted: 13:05 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 13:12 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
mentalboy wrote:
MCN wrote:




Solvent=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent

FYI, Water H20 is a most abundant solvent. Wink


I know precisely what a solvent is thank you very much! However it doesn't take much chemical knowledge to figure out that water will not act as a solvent on something like copper grease.

One would assume therefore that, as we're talking about copper grease, you meant 'solvent' to mean something effective for removing said grease.
Putting a disclaimer is great but why risk applying a chemical to your seat when something simple like a detergent may remove the stain without risking bleaching or fabric breakdown? I could have said that using 'gunwash' may be effective, probably less likely to melt the seat or bleach it than acetone but the OP is reasonably likely to have a bottle of dishsoap in his household armoury, whereas acetone and gunwash are not easily found in the average household (And yes, I know acetone is found in nailpolish but it's a lower concentration than the stuff you'd find in a paint shop)


Without the pedant (that is normally required when a BCF exchange commences)
Solvent, if you read the link, is not just Acetone. (Which I would not consider using acetone on a plastic seat but that is due my knowing what's what.)
I said SOLVENT/DEGREASER (now in bold for the myopic).
What do you think detergent is? It is a DEGREASER. (again in bold for those who don't read)
You could use:

Turpentine- a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines.

White Spirit-a mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic C7 to C12 hydrocarbons with a maximum content of 25% of C7 to C12 aromatic hydrocarbons.

Petrol/Gasoline-is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines.

Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera

And please stop drinking your sister's acetone Big Yin.
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PostPosted: 14:28 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
MCN wrote:

Solvent, if you read the link, is not just Acetone. (Which I would not consider using acetone on a plastic seat but that is due my knowing what's what.)
I said SOLVENT/DEGREASER (now in bold for the myopic).
What do you think detergent is? It is a DEGREASER. (again in bold for those who don't read)


You'll find that I didn't contradict you on 'DEGREASER' BECAUSE I AGREED WITH THAT BIT Rolling Eyes
I was merely pointing out that it helps an OP if you specify what it is you mean - as you've already said yourself, solvents cover a wide range. All you've effectively done is told the OP to clean his seat, something he is already more than well aware of.

A certain other member on here has a weird fetish with CMSNL and quotes them in many workshop posts but is doing nothing more than adding unnecessary blurb to a post.
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PostPosted: 15:28 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
kipzilla wrote:
My seat keeps going a strange mottled tan colour when it gets wet. Been advised it might have had some copper grease on it at some point. Any way of getting this out?

Copper grease....
never heard it called that before
have you inspected your trousers for stress induced follow through?
happens a lot y'know
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PostPosted: 18:57 - 23 Aug 2015    Post subject: Re: Copper grease on seat Reply with quote
mentalboy wrote:
MCN wrote:

Solvent, if you read the link, is not just Acetone. (Which I would not consider using acetone on a plastic seat but that is due my knowing what's what.)
I said SOLVENT/DEGREASER (now in bold for the myopic).
What do you think detergent is? It is a DEGREASER. (again in bold for those who don't read)


You'll find that I didn't contradict you on 'DEGREASER' BECAUSE I AGREED WITH THAT BIT Rolling Eyes
I was merely pointing out that it helps an OP if you specify what it is you mean - as you've already said yourself, solvents cover a wide range. All you've effectively done is told the OP to clean his seat, something he is already more than well aware of.

A certain other member on here has a weird fetish with CMSNL and quotes them in many workshop posts but is doing nothing more than adding unnecessary blurb to a post.


And you are adding clarity?

The OP posted a line of txt.
I responded with more info than his question asked. Sorry for giving too much info.
Anyone who posts a question on a forum on the w.w.w. will/could get a million answers. Some useful some rubbish.

I am not the authority on answers. Yahoo is. Rolling Eyes
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