help NST potting

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Original poster: "Chris Greci by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <christo4style-at-hotmail-dot-com>


I am in the middle of potting an NST i got a while back.  I first tried the 
solvent method (gasoline).  And it didn't seem to affect the tar at all.  
Then I tried the oven method, and even at 300 degrees for a few hours the 
tar only got soft and flakey, like it was extra dry tar.  I almost got all 
the tar off but there is still a significant amount tar coating on the 
primary and secondary.  I think it has carbon tracks and I want to make sure 
I fix the problem.  Is there something else i should try, like a different 
solvent?  IS it necessary to get all the tar off around the primary and 
secondary?  I can't even get close to chipping the stuff off at room 
tempature.  Any suggestions?
-chris





Chris Greci