[Histonet] Block labeling

[Jay Lundgren]

Scrape with a knife, AND clean block with gauze and xylene (under a hood),
relabel with permanent marker, dip re-labeled block in paraffin to protect.
 The trick is to get ALL the paraffin off the writing surface.


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Tom McNemar <TMcNemar <@t> lmhealth.org> wrote:

> I used to use a 4x4 with a little Americlear or Xylene to clean the
> paraffin off before relabeling.  You can then dip or run a little paraffin
> over it.  May not be practical if you have a lot.
>
> Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Laurie
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:00 PM
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> Subject: [Histonet] Block labeling
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> What is the best way to label blocks that are already embedded?  We have a
> large control bank that we are trying to relabel and make search able,
> however, most marking pens don't write well on paraffin covered blocks,
> even when we scrape them off.  Pencils work, not always the most legibly,
> so I was wondering if there is a clever solution that someone might have
> found.  We've tried putting stickers or labels on the back, but that falls
> right off.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
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