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DomP:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on September 24, 2023, 12:25:24 PM ---I'm concerned by the mention of a dishwasher what detergent did you use as a normal dishwashing tablet attacks aluminium?
IIRC the paint needs 24 hours of air drying in the summer before heat treatment.
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Everything I read says dishwasher tablets are fine, I hope they are ! There was no signs of any attack on the bare surfaces. I've had them drying in an heated room close to an oil radiator for 24 hrs so should be well cured, interestingly the top half has been in the oven now for an hour and is up to 180 with no signs of bubbling so I think it may be the temps rose a bit quickly or i wasnt as thorough on my bottom half?
Oh and didt use salt as we'd run out anyway.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I put an aluminium frying pan once in our dishwasher - it turned almost black in one full wash cycle, it ended up in the bin.👎👎👎
Nurse Julie:
Most dishwasher tabs are caustic based, and as Ted says, it makes alloy go black.
DomP:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 24, 2023, 03:34:32 PM ---Most dishwasher tabs are caustic based, and as Ted says, it makes alloy go black.
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Well I think I must have dodged a bullet there as it looks no different to when it went in, just cleaner. What does everyone use in theory dishwashers when doing this then, nothing I've read has suggested anything different.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I heard of a dirty wiring harness going in a dishwasher with a dishwasher tablet.
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