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Tip: I sprayed some Deet on our door, and it caused the paint to bubble.
by Tempest1981 3y ago
Tip: I sprayed some Deet on our door, and it caused the paint to bubble.
- mikestew 3y agoKeep it away from musical instruments if you’re outside jamming around the campfire: strips the lacquer finish right off. And apparently strips the finish off a lot of things, say sibling commenters.
- fogleman 3y agoYeah, DEET is a plasticizer. It marred the body of my Canon camera after rubbing off of my arm and onto the camera.
- nucleardog 3y agoYou can get picaridin repellants that are as effective as DEET and won’t do that. It’s also way less greasy and stinky in general.
- Projectiboga 3y agoAlmost as effective. But in a trade off picaridin is better vs flies and gnats. I feel a few percent less effective vs mosquitoes is worth what I hope is a less toxic repellent. It was first developed in the 1980s and is derived from peppers.
- klyrs 3y agoI spilled some DEET on a desk as a kid, and it stripped the varnish clean to the wood. Great if you want to take that long-procrastinated woodworking project camping?