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andressergio
03-25-2008, 07:09 PM
I know it may sound funny, I ordered 3 meters of R3603 and came that i touch them and they stick to my fingers...

How can i clean them outside without damaging them ?

:confused:
MINIz guy
03-25-2008, 07:12 PM
Run warm water over them?
BrokeDown
03-25-2008, 07:52 PM
Run warm water over them?

x2.
Navanod
03-25-2008, 07:53 PM
They're dust magnets for a reason...hehe
but just run some warm water over it and it should be ok
EnJoY
03-25-2008, 07:57 PM
Sticky? I guess handling Tygon gets people excited. :rolleyes:
andressergio
03-25-2008, 08:07 PM
Sticky? I guess handling Tygon gets people excited. :rolleyes:

LOL :rofl:

I know it's funny but it's like that and uniform on all the 3meters....

Cheers
Sergio
Panthols
03-25-2008, 09:16 PM
LOL :rofl:

I know it's funny but it's like that and uniform on all the 3meters....

Cheers
Sergio

Hmm, if I open a package and what I ordered is sticky, the first thing I do is wash it off (or attempt to). For some strange reason I don't run my hands over the rest of it to check if all of it is sticky.

Just wondering, do the packaging peanuts smell like soda? :D
iandh
03-25-2008, 10:39 PM
Sticky? I guess handling Tygon gets people excited. :rolleyes:

How did I know I was going to find that post in here? :rolleyes:


(because I was going to post that myself)
Navanod
03-26-2008, 03:16 AM
Sticky? I guess handling Tygon gets people excited. :rolleyes:

:rofl:
now...if a DNA test can prove that the genetic material found on the tubings are diploid and not haploid... :D
Pete
03-26-2008, 04:11 AM
I just got 23feet of the 3/8'' stuff and thats stickery than the last lass i spent all night with!!! So just run the hot tap so it's nice and hot then run it over the hose?

I guess it's the molding realse stuff that makes it sticky
andressergio
03-26-2008, 04:28 AM
I just got 23feet of the 3/8'' stuff and thats stickery than the last lass i spent all night with!!! So just run the hot tap so it's nice and hot then run it over the hose?

I guess it's the molding realse stuff that makes it sticky

Well lucky i wasn't the only one :D

I will try to clean it with warm water but i don't want to inmerse them or leting water into the tubes...I will try

Cheers
Sergio
Pete
03-26-2008, 04:30 AM
Well lucky i wasn't the only one :D

I will try to clean it with warm water but i don't want to inmerse them or leting water into the tubes...I will try

Cheers
Sergio

I've some plugs i can fit in the ends so there sealed up
andressergio
03-26-2008, 05:10 AM
I've some plugs i can fit in the ends so there sealed up

You're washing them with just water or with soap ? it's some sort of sticky grease that mine have maybe for protection i don't really know

Cheers
Sergio
Navanod
03-26-2008, 09:29 AM
Well lucky i wasn't the only one :D

I will try to clean it with warm water but i don't want to inmerse them or leting water into the tubes...I will try

Cheers
Sergio

but what if the INSIDES ARE STICKY too!? :shocked:
RADCOM
03-26-2008, 09:35 AM
but what if the INSIDES ARE STICKY too!? :shocked:

no more jokes please :rofl: is this normal for tygon? I have a foot of 3/8 and it wasn't sticky! I said no more jokes dammit lol
andressergio
03-26-2008, 10:59 AM
but what if the INSIDES ARE STICKY too!? :shocked:

Well that's a good question...
[XC] itznfb
03-26-2008, 11:09 AM
i got a some R1000 last week that was sticky like that. i split a section open and found that the inside was not sticky. the last time i ordered 3606 it wasn't sticky, but i should be getting about 10 ft today in the mail. i hope its not sticky.
Pete
03-26-2008, 11:33 AM
I'm gonna put it in the dishwasher with my mobo i think. Both are sticky
[XC] itznfb
03-26-2008, 11:37 AM
I'm gonna put it in the dishwasher with my mobo i think. Both are sticky

lol. if i put my mobo in the dishwasher here it would come out as a blank pcb board.
iandh
03-26-2008, 11:49 AM
but what if the INSIDES ARE STICKY too!? :shocked:

Then somebody had better go buy a lifted truck. :p:
Aldy402
03-26-2008, 12:05 PM
mines from jab-tech came like that too, I jus took a paper towel dipped in alcohol and ran it through. done in seconds..
andressergio
03-26-2008, 12:58 PM
mines from jab-tech came like that too, I jus took a paper towel dipped in alcohol and ran it through. done in seconds..

isopropyl alcohol does not damage them ?
iandh
03-26-2008, 04:18 PM
To be serious, I believe the sticky coating is the plasticizer seeping out of the tubing. The tubing likely has seen some shelf time, and possibly has been exposed to heat during storage.
Aldy402
03-26-2008, 05:16 PM
isopropyl alcohol does not damage them ?

honestly I don't know but it worked and they are fine... It even gave them a smoother feeling. I just put some alcohol on the paper towel and wiped them down..
Zaskar
03-26-2008, 05:17 PM
I know it may sound funny, I ordered 3 meters of R3603 and came that i touch them and they stick to my fingers...

How can i clean them outside without damaging them ?

:confused:

Where was it ordered from?
andressergio
03-26-2008, 05:26 PM
Well i ordered from sidewinder computers...

I sealed both ends and washed with warm water and some special soap from motul, it worked fine except that some drops enter inside so i have to use the air compressor...I should have followed Aldy402 method i tried on a pice of cutted tube and isopopyl gaves the tube a better feel.

Cheers
Sergio
Navanod
03-26-2008, 05:57 PM
isopropyl alcohol does not damage them ?

Tygons are some of the most chemically resistant tubings around, used for peristaltic pumps in labs to run all kinds of nasty things...alcohol, no sweat :up:
Navanod
03-26-2008, 05:59 PM
Well i ordered from sidewinder computers...

I sealed both ends and washed with warm water and some special soap from motul, it worked fine except that some drops enter inside so i have to use the air compressor...I should have followed Aldy402 method i tried on a pice of cutted tube and isopopyl gaves the tube a better feel.

Cheers
Sergio

Erm...why not just flush the insides with distilled water after running soapy water through?
You've taken great pains to keep the inside dry but whats the logic behind that?

The tubings are not exactly sterile inside anyway and I would advice you to flush it
Maglin
03-26-2008, 07:31 PM
What is the deal with not wanting water to get inside the tubing for your WATER cooler rig when you clean it? And if Tygon tubing would be harmed by just denatured alcohol then I seriously don't think it would be laboratory grade stuff. A lot harsher fluildes go through that tubing in labs. :)

And I would use denatured alcohol to clean it. It won't leave an oily redidue like isopropyl alcohol will.