Mercy!!! the 20 year old plastic jug of machinist dye crumbled in my hands flinging the contents...
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at least it missed the bike...
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wwillson
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Will it clean off, or does it set quickly?
Machinist Dye is designed to set quickly... Actone will clean it off some surfaces but others the dye soaks in...
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gathermewool
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This is the type of thread I'd start after murdering a smurf, just to throw them off...
Holy blue dykem batman.
Originally Posted by gathermewool
This is the type of thread I'd start after murdering a smurf, just to throw them off...
I'm sure some choice words were said.
Abstract art,looks so interesting.
This is the kind of stuff I just hate when it happens. And it <span style="font-style: italic">does</span> happen. Been a while since the last one, thank heavens!
In Arizona opened bottles of liquids tend to repeatedly pressurize during the day past seals then contract and crush the bottle at night. I had a pint of that stuff in my garage cupboard that leaked along a crush line and smurfed the shelves, inside the door and the roll-away toolbox parked under it. Its still Tye-Dyed to this day 
Yeah, good thing it missed that great bike of yours! Sorry to see the mess though. It'll clean up.
A large fan, a gallon of acetone, 10 pr of gloves and patience will get 75% of it. Ed
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I would just call it a day, consider that it adds some character to the shop the way rust is fondly called patina in certain situations, and continue moving forward. Easier said than done, I guess.
I had something like that happen with a plastic bottle of marvel mystery oil. It was in the winter out in my unheated garage. I went to pick up the bottle to throw a splash in the bikes gas tank, when it crumbled in my hand. The bottle wasn't older then 1/2 years old. Surprised the heck out of me, and I had to think quickly to grab an old coffee cup to dump the rest of the bottle into. It was so brittle I didn't want to even set it down in fear it would break apart if I tried to pick it up again.,,
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