[FSPA] deep ball trails/dremel?

[Dan Reynolds]

i have had zero luck with any of these methods.  i think the ball trails in
my case are just too deep to come out without removing artwork.

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Scott Sidley via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> the Mr Clean erasers self ablate, so while the structure deforms with
> the surface it also
> is destroyed by the surface, its grit factor is like 20 on anything
> above the surface,
> the trick is getting enough of it below the surface to pull dirt out
> of the track. The smother
> the surface the higher the grit number for the erasers.
>
> They work somewhat dry, but are designed to be wet, so using denatured
> Alcohol is the
> way to go (wear gloves and dont breathe too hard)
>
> Be careful, since it will still scrub ink and paint off if that is the
> anything above the surface.
> Also denatured Alcohol will start dissolving the ink or paint, so you
> need to be cautious.
>
> The only down side is that, since the eraser ablates, everything is
> coated with a fine white powdery
> film, just like calcium chloride in your dishwasher.  Removing that
> film is the hardest step,
> I go through multiple microfiber cloths getting that off. (which
> usually are not cleanable, so be prepared
> to toss them)
>
> you then fill the track with hard wax  or if you are bold, new hard coat.
>
> you can also use CP100 with them, but I can usually pull more ink off that
> way.
>
> Some really old hardcoats soften and start dissolving with denatured
> Alcohol, so always check
> that under the apron.  If the coating is going to come off, you would
> need a different way.
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