[meteorite-list] Removing carbon coating???

[Jim Wooddell]

Thanks Alan,

The instruction I read said methanol so just making sure and typically 
do not deviate from instruction without at least checking.
I do not have methanol  or denatured ethanol here currently, only 
isopropanol.

I figured I'd be okay...was not sure about the carbon.

Jason:  LOL!  I and a lot of others would be long dead if they were all 
the same!  But yes, all part of the -OH functional group.  When I was 
doing the First Responder
stuff, instead of saying the patient was drunk we'd say "ETOH on 
board".  Gotta love corn!

Jim


I just lightly polish the C-coated section on a 1-µm lap and then clean 
it with ethanol.
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> Alan Rubin
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wooddell" 
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Removing carbon coating???
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>> Hi List!
>>
>> I've read methanol is good for removing carbon from thin sections.
>>
>> How about using alcohol?  Anyone try this?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Jim
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>> Jim Wooddell
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