That horrible computer foam

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Mr Ian Primus wrote:
> Also, for instance, inside the cover of the PDP-11/84,
> there is a thin slab of foam that has turned to crud.
> I plan on removing this entirely - vacuuming away what
> I can and cleaning the rest off with something - what
> will dissolve this? I know that trying to get the gunk
> from IBM foam off your hands is nearly impossible.

The best thing to do with that foam is to scrape as much as you can off 
manually, since many of the solvents that will dissolve that gunk can 
damage paint and plastic.

As for getting IBM goop off your hands, I use Fast Orange.  The orange 
oil and pumice tends to do the job.

Peace...  Sridhar