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[STARMAKER.REBEL]

If you get some alcohol (not the kind you're supposed to drink), you can almost certainly use it to take the paint off again, either by soaking the blades in it, or with a cloth.

That sounds like what I need thanks! I assume you mean rubbing alcohol...

 

[Jakko]

That's an American term I've heard/read used, but I've never figured out what exactly you guys mean by it But I guess it's what I'm talking about: over-the-counter alcohol for use around the house.

 

[STARMAKER.REBEL]

That's an American term I've heard/read used, but I've never figured out what exactly you guys mean by it But I guess it's what I'm talking about: over-the-counter alcohol for use around the house.

Does anybody else 'American' know what he means?

 

[urumomo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbing_alcohol

 

[urumomo]

History

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The term "rubbing alcohol" came into prominence in North America during the Prohibition era of 1920 to 1933, when alcoholic beverages were prohibited throughout the United States. The term "rubbing" emphasized that this alcohol was not intended for consumption. Nevertheless it was well documented as a surrogate alcohol as early as 1925.

Alcohol was already widely used as a liniment for massage. There was no standard formula for rubbing alcohol, which was sometimes perfumed with additives such as wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate).

 

[urumomo]