[GreenKeys] Thanks

[Doug Alderdice]

I have found that it depends greatly on the kind of ink on the original 
ribbon.  I tried this trick on a Calculagraph ribbon and it worked great 
until the WD40 carrier evaporated and rendered me with a completely useless 
ribbon, whereas was before "the treatment" it at least made a faint 
image.  I believe it worked for a total of maybe an hour.

Your mileage may vary.

73,

Doug, KA2WFT


At 10:43 AM 1/24/2011 -0800, Bill wrote:
>I have used WD40 on old ribbons for years. Can't use too much or the ink
>will run. Just a quick spray then let it soak in for awhile and it's
>almost like a new ribbon.
>
>Bill
>
>On 1/24/2011 9:19 AM, Jim Haynes wrote:
> > On Mon, 24 Jan 2011, Bill wrote:
> >
> >> My heartfelt thanks go out to all of you for all your help, ideas and
> >> suggestions. (Think I will toss all my WD40)
> >
> > I believe it's still considered OK to use WD40 to rejuvenate ribbons
> > that still contain lots of ink but have dried out.  Or is there a better
> > substance for that purpose?