On 3/3/2022 3:24 PM, Turby wrote:
> On 1/6/2022 3:39 PM, Mark Olson wrote:
>> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 1/4/2022 1:02 AM, Pete Fisher wrote:
>>>> On 04/01/2022 08:38, sweller wrote:
>>>>> Pete Fisher wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Nothing acts faster (Tm. Anadin) than Plusgas IME
>>>>>
>>>>> It's good but I've found the graphite pentrating oil from Toolstation
>>>>> to be just as effective - and a lot cheaper.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Personal recommendation is always welcome. I shall JFGI.
>>>>
>>> I've been collecting plastic tubs, to use for various things. I'm trying
>>> to take off the labels, but the glue is stubborn. Dish soap, vinegar,
>>> alcohol, WD40, peanut butter, nothing that Google suggests works.
>>> What says the FOAK?
>>
>> Goo Gone, it actually does work.
>>
> OK, it's taken far more than the last 2 months, but I have a solution.
> Of course, it depends on what the label is, and who put it on. The
> peanut butter and cottage cheese are easy, and everything else at
> Sprouts. The chocolate chip cookies from Trader Joe's has been my
> biggest challenge. Round rim, octagonal body and square bottom. Soaking
> in canola oil for a while (~ an hour) softens all the paper, leaving
> just the glue. I pour GooGone on and rub it in with my fingers. I can
> feel whether it has loosened up all the glue. Then I take an abrasive
> sponge and ensure the entire tub is loose. Then I take another abrasive
> sponge soaked in dish soap to get the GooGone off. Then go over again
> easy to get any lapses. It takes a ridiculous amount of time, but I now
> have 3 clean tubs and a mfpgw of other, unclean tubs that will stay that
> way.
>
> BTW, No, I swear I don't have OCD.
>
>
Fuck! Just went into the kitchen to see if they're dry. They're STILL
sticky. This is the Devil's own.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS, ST1100 (in memoriam)

On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:54:12 +0000, Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk>
wrote:

>I have, however, discovered that the more I put in tubs, the more I find
>that can be put in tubs. Plus I've run out of shelf space for tubs so I
>need to put another shelf up.

S'one of them there universal laws, innit? The more space you have
available, the more stuff you have to find space for. Applies at macro
level too, like the more houses/garages/sheds you have...

--
Ace
http://www.chaletbeauroc.com/

On Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:14:16 +0100, Ace <Ace@ch.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:54:12 +0000, Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>I have, however, discovered that the more I put in tubs, the more I find
>>that can be put in tubs. Plus I've run out of shelf space for tubs so I
>>need to put another shelf up.

>S'one of them there universal laws, innit? The more space you have
>available, the more stuff you have to find space for. Applies at macro
>level too, like the more houses/garages/sheds you have...

Ain't dat de troof
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On 04/03/2022 01:08, Turby wrote:
> On 3/3/2022 3:24 PM, Turby wrote:
>> On 1/6/2022 3:39 PM, Mark Olson wrote:
>>> Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 1/4/2022 1:02 AM, Pete Fisher wrote:
>>>>> On 04/01/2022 08:38, sweller wrote:
>>>>>> Pete Fisher wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nothing acts faster (Tm. Anadin) than Plusgas IME
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's good but I've found the graphite pentrating oil from Toolstation
>>>>>> to be just as effective - and a lot cheaper.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Personal recommendation is always welcome. I shall JFGI.
>>>>>
>>>> I've been collecting plastic tubs, to use for various things. I'm
>>>> trying
>>>> to take off the labels, but the glue is stubborn. Dish soap, vinegar,
>>>> alcohol, WD40, peanut butter, nothing that Google suggests works.
>>>> What says the FOAK?
>>>
>>> Goo Gone, it actually does work.
>>>
>> OK, it's taken far more than the last 2 months, but I have a solution.
>> Of course, it depends on what the label is, and who put it on. The
>> peanut butter and cottage cheese are easy, and everything else at
>> Sprouts. The chocolate chip cookies from Trader Joe's has been my
>> biggest challenge. Round rim, octagonal body and square bottom.
>> Soaking in canola oil for a while (~ an hour) softens all the paper,
>> leaving just the glue. I pour GooGone on and rub it in with my
>> fingers. I can feel whether it has loosened up all the glue. Then I
>> take an abrasive sponge and ensure the entire tub is loose. Then I
>> take another abrasive sponge soaked in dish soap to get the GooGone
>> off. Then go over again easy to get any lapses. It takes a ridiculous
>> amount of time, but I now have 3 clean tubs and a mfpgw of other,
>> unclean tubs that will stay that way.
>>
>> BTW, No, I swear I don't have OCD.
>>
>>
> Fuck! Just went into the kitchen to see if they're dry. They're STILL
> sticky. This is the Devil's own.

I seem to recall recommending nail varnish remover previously. It will
clear that glue in 10 secs and you could have used it on the labels
directly (so it soaks through) and saved yourself all that faff.

<https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-advanced-nail-polish-remover/ID=prod6394259-product>

--
Bruce Horrocks
FJR1300AS

On 05/03/2022 16:39, Pipl wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:54:12 +0000, Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> I have also been collecting plastic tubs. Those from Indian and Chinese
>> takeways don't have labels
>
> And make great parts trays.

Fray Bentos pie tins are good for that, and if you put a magnet in them,
steel items will tend to stay in them.

Mike Fleming wrote:

[Part trays]

> Fray Bentos pie tins are good for that

One of the many, fine, reasons for eating them.

--
Simon

On 06/03/2022 08:33, sweller wrote:
> Mike Fleming wrote:
>
> [Part trays]
>
>> Fray Bentos pie tins are good for that
>
> One of the many, fine, reasons for eating them.

Apparently air fryers are good for cooking them in. Just passing on that
little tip from my stepson.

On 07/03/2022 22:51, Mike Fleming wrote:
> On 06/03/2022 08:33, sweller wrote:
>> Mike Fleming wrote:
>>
>> [Part trays]
>>
>>> Fray Bentos pie tins are good for that
>>
>> One of the many, fine, reasons for eating them.
>
> Apparently air fryers are good for cooking them in. Just passing on that
> little tip from my stepson.
>

Hmm. I really like the soggy pastry under the crispy pastry, I wonder if
an air fryer might ruin that bit.

--
/Simon

On 08/03/2022 19:52, siwilson wrote:
> On 07/03/2022 22:51, Mike Fleming wrote:
>> On 06/03/2022 08:33, sweller wrote:
>>> Mike Fleming wrote:
>>>
>>> [Part trays]
>>>
>>>> Fray Bentos pie tins are good for that
>>>
>>> One of the many, fine, reasons for eating them.
>>
>> Apparently air fryers are good for cooking them in. Just passing on
>> that little tip from my stepson.
>
> Hmm. I really like the soggy pastry under the crispy pastry, I wonder if
> an air fryer might ruin that bit.

Oh, not just me then. I think it might reduce the risk of scorching - it
did seem to get the top evenly crisped, rather than having soggy patches
or burnt bits.