Thanks.
Hexane is not something I recognise in products I'm familiar of. Where might
it be obtained ?
A search shows it to be potentially nasty.

"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message
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IIRC, hexane will remove silicone residue.

Garland Gray II wrote:

Thanks.
Hexane is not something I recognise in products I'm familiar of.
Where might
it be obtained ?
A search shows it to be potentially nasty.

It can be very nasty.

You probably will not be able to buy it at retail these days.

Just curious.

What are the two (2) parts that have the silicone on them?

What is the application?

Lew

My wife handed me a piece of her jewelry -- a square of ceramic or the
like-- from which the glued on eye had become detached. The old glue and
feels like silicone.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Garland Gray II wrote:

Thanks.
Hexane is not something I recognise in products I'm familiar of.
Where might
it be obtained ?
A search shows it to be potentially nasty.

It can be very nasty.

You probably will not be able to buy it at retail these days.

Just curious.

What are the two (2) parts that have the silicone on them?

What is the application?

Lew

Garland Gray II wrote:

My wife handed me a piece of her jewelry -- a square of ceramic or the
like-- from which the glued on eye had become detached. The old glue and
feels like silicone.

Well in this case, silicone is probably the correct adhesive. Assuming
the eye is metal, epoxy may well not survive the differential thermal
expansion & contraction between the metal and the ceramic. Hexane is
(or was a few years back, you never can be sure over here with the EU
and VOCs) one of the major constituants of Evostik adhesive remover.
Might be worth going to a store and looking at a can.

Remember even to get silicone to stick, its going to need to be
'waterbreak' clean. You also need a really strong clear electrical
grade silicone. Probably be able to get away with Servisol silicone
adhesive sealent, but you *might* need the Dow-Corning variety. You cant
get that stuff off clean glass even *with* a razor blade.

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All varnished hot moulded wooden racing dinghy.

Hexane is also known as napatha, lighter fluid. Don't know how well it
would work to clean up silicone residue, but is great for oily and
greasy parts. The only thing I know for sure that will remove silicone
residue is a strong base, like ammonia or lye.

Ian Malcolm wrote:
Garland Gray II wrote:

My wife handed me a piece of her jewelry -- a square of ceramic or the
like-- from which the glued on eye had become detached. The old glue
and feels like silicone.

Well in this case, silicone is probably the correct adhesive. Assuming
the eye is metal, epoxy may well not survive the differential thermal
expansion & contraction between the metal and the ceramic. Hexane is
(or was a few years back, you never can be sure over here with the EU
and VOCs) one of the major constituants of Evostik adhesive remover.
Might be worth going to a store and looking at a can.

Remember even to get silicone to stick, its going to need to be
'waterbreak' clean. You also need a really strong clear electrical
grade silicone. Probably be able to get away with Servisol silicone
adhesive sealent, but you *might* need the Dow-Corning variety. You cant
get that stuff off clean glass even *with* a razor blade.

If you're going to apply silicone over silicone, it should adhere
without problems, shouldn't it? It's when you try to use any other
adhesive that you get into trouble. IIRC, I've seen some information
about prepping and bonding with silicone adhesives on the Dow-Corning,
GE and 3M sites.

Garland Gray II wrote:

My wife handed me a piece of her jewelry -- a square of ceramic or the
like-- from which the glued on eye had become detached. The old
glue and
feels like silicone.

There is a product called "Goof Off" which contains xylene, packaged
in a 4.5 OZ can, which you can buy at almost any hardware store.

"Goof Off" and judicious use of a tooth brush should get the surfaces
clean.

SFWIW, it has never failed me.

As others have commented, would not use epoxy for this application,
but rather a mastic type bedding compound as suggested by Ian.

Should be able to buy a small quantity in a "squeeze tube" type
package, again at a hardware store.

Lew