Re: Re: Momentary Light Switches?

["Tim Dawe" <list.mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bit of a late follow-up to this one, but since Tim H pointed out that the
lettering is printed on rather than engraved as I originally thought, I
picked one up at the weekend to have a go at it, and I thought I'd share my
results.

I couldn't find any acetone, and isopropanol had no effect whatsoever (I
didn't think it would but I had some lying around...)  I have some
hammerite
thinners but was put off using that when I noticed that the instructions
said to only use a metal container for brush cleaning.  I didn't fancy
completely melting the switch.

Anyway what *did* work was Halfords rubbing compound.  It took off the
lettering without scratching the surface of the switch (at least not that I
could see) so I've ended up with a nice 'normal' looking momentary
lightswitch for under a fiver.

It is a little stiff as I think has been mentioned before, but I find it
easier to operate than the Clipsal switches as the larger rocker gives more
leverage.

Tim D


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 7:28 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Momentary Light Switches?


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Dawe  Sent: 18 March 2004 16:55
> >
> > > Not sure if anyone has tryed, but /me suggests nail polish
> > remover, not
> > > the acetone free stuff though.
> >
> > I had a look at these in B&Q a couple of weeks back and I'm
> > pretty sure it
> > is etched/moulded into the plastic rather than printed on.
>
> I checked mine last night as I wanted to respond to Doogie :-)
>
> The writing certainly isn't *engraved* into the switch, but whether
it's
applied with something that a solvent could remove I'm not sure. BTW,
Hammerite thinners was the best paint remover I've come across. I put some
in a plastic pot once and it melted the bottom off it !  So it is (was?)
good, but also was based on some particularly nasty solvent IIRC so be
careful :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim H.



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