What a mess , plastic should dissolve in lacquer thinner(please perform this
method outdoors as the fumes are highly flammable. lacquer thinner is almost
pH neutral so there shouldn't be a problem with etching. also hot water may
cause the plastic to be soft enough to remove if you don't want to use
lacquer thinner.good luck,
Mark & Peta  Bethke
Hollywood, Florida
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Sher Williams <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 5:44 AM
Subject: another question on cleaning
 
 
>I have just got a shipment of shells that I bought at a garage sale, these
>shells are very old and have been packed for about eight years, some in
>plastic.  But wait... there's more... they were oiled first,  now after all
>this time the plastic has been reacting with the oil and we have a mess of
>melted and congealed plastic to remove from the shells.  Has anyone  got
any
>ideas of how a person could get rid of it all?   detergent and bleach have
>removed some of the less guey plastic.
>