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   Piffin | Oct 21, 2002 05:48am | #1

   Rubbing alchohol with clean rag or fine sandpaper

   .

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   MarkH128 | Oct 21, 2002 08:00pm | #2

   A kneadable artists eraser cleans some dirt off too.

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   Piffin | Oct 21, 2002 08:46pm | #3

   What is that? Like a rosin bag? Silly putty? I know what I'm going to learn today now!.

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   MrPita2 | Oct 21, 2002 08:53pm | #4

   Piff, it's well, a grey rubberized compound that is kneadable.  Artists use it to erase marks from paper.  Unlike regular erasers, there's no rubbing needed (no pun intended); you pat or dab the paper with the eraser and the graphite, dirt, whatever sticks to the compound and just lifts off.  So, it won't damage the paper (or pine, here) by friction.  It's kinda resembles maybe duct seal, but thicker/more viscous.  It's usually a block about 1" x 1.5" x .25", sold in art stores.

   If everything seems to be going well, you've obviously overlooked something.

   Edited 10/21/2002 1:56:38 PM ET by Mr. Pita

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   Piffin | Oct 21, 2002 09:06pm | #5

   Good deal. You been gone or just doing mostly lurking lately?.

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   BillHartmann | Oct 21, 2002 09:13pm | #6

   I think that it is the same stuff that (use to) sell to clean wallpaper.

   I remember my mother using it 40-50 years ago.

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   MrPita2 | Oct 21, 2002 09:39pm | #7

   Mostly lurking, with some small (up to a week) absences.  Those absences are unfortunately due to busy-ness, rather than vacations or anything fun like that.If everything seems to be going well, you've obviously overlooked something.

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   MarkH128 | Oct 22, 2002 03:05am | #8

   Mr. Pita knows what a kneadable eraser is. They're cheap, come in several sizes, you can find them almost anywhere. They don't buff up the wood or wallpaper etc, or leave eraser flotsam all over. They're a good thing as Martha Stewart would say. Just don't expect too much. Some dirt does not clean off easily.

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   Piffin | Oct 22, 2002 03:32am | #9

   Dids Martha try to use them to clean up the evidence?.

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   MarkH128 | Oct 22, 2002 03:44am | #10

   I guess she's still clean for now, but I don't know if she has enough erasers to keep up.