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Riverguy

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Any chemistry guys here? I need help w a mess I've made (long)


Hoping this is lounge-worthy.

Okay. I have (had) a "dry top" for kayaking. It was stored in a shed too long. The outside is a woven nylon; the inside had some sort of coating to help it towards being water proof. Well, over time, that interior coating lost its integrity. It became VERRY tacky (no pun).

Here's where the brilliant part comes.

I tossed it in the dryer, on the lowest and the most gentle setting, thinking "maybe I could dry this out of its tackiness"

Well, now my dryer cylinder is coated in a thin layer of "sticky" that is red (dry top color)

Wife gets home this weekend. I gotta get this fixed before her return.

I have a Mac. I've been drinking heavily, and the hookers and blow arrive tonight.

What would you use to clean the inside drum?
Acetone?
Mineral spirits?
Paint thinner?
bleach?

I'm at a loss.
Need the lounge's help (which may mean I'm already screwed)

[Post edited by Riverguy at 02/03/2022 3:06PM]

Posted: 02/03/2022 at 3:04PM



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Current Thread:
  Follow up -- Riverguy 02/03/2022 6:50PM
  Yes I would go with acetone too. -- chemhokie 02/03/2022 9:20PM
  And the vent hose? ** -- Spudnut 02/03/2022 7:13PM
  I'll get that, too... easy cleanout or replace ** -- Riverguy 02/03/2022 7:20PM
  Replace. And keep in mind -- Spudnut 02/03/2022 7:40PM
  You have Friday to -- Spudnut 02/03/2022 6:30PM
  Blame the wife and get a new kayak. ** -- Guy LeDouche 02/03/2022 6:16PM
  …you can usually tell from the first date ** -- chumley 02/03/2022 5:56PM
  Collapsed the thread. You're screwed. ** -- TomTurkey 02/03/2022 5:50PM
  Or some Naval Jelly....that will remove anything ** -- Vienna_Hokie 02/03/2022 5:34PM
  Here's your likely problem... -- Burruss Writer 02/03/2022 4:37PM
  For last resort, I suggest -- coshokie 02/03/2022 3:58PM
  Nuke it from orbit ** -- HokieDan95 02/03/2022 3:54PM
  Game over man! -- EDGEMAN 02/03/2022 5:35PM
  Goof Off ** -- soldcokesatLane 02/03/2022 3:24PM
  He'll never get it clean in time if he goofs off ** -- coshokie 02/03/2022 3:36PM
  What do you expect from a coke dealer? ** -- HokieDan95 02/03/2022 4:05PM
  Yeah, self-clean mode ** -- coshokie 02/03/2022 3:30PM
  Maybe Mr Clean Magic Eraser -- coshokie 02/03/2022 3:14PM
  Clearly you need to buy a new dryer. ** -- hoosnowahokie 02/03/2022 3:10PM
  Or at least replace the drum ** -- HokieKip 02/03/2022 3:37PM

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