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fuel soaked wood. - 1/24/2013 3:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am rebuilding an old, 25yr, aircraft. I do not know make or model, but it is a trike with a top wing. Anyway ........ the right side of the fuselage is fuel soaked. I stripped the covering off and have lightly sanded but can not remove the sticky oil feel off the wood. I know I need to get to bare wood to have the covering adhear to it

........ any suggestions as to clean it up?


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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/24/2013 5:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		K2R and a heat gun. After a couple or 3 applications and before trying to recover you should put balsa-rite or something on it to help.

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The heat gun is to speed things up. Also helps to bring the oil to the top.

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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/24/2013 5:23 PM   
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K2R and a heat gun. After a couple or 3 applications and before trying to recover you should put balsa-rite or something on it to help.

John




I'll second that.  K2R spot remover and patience.  The stuff is incredible.  It's getting harder to find, but look for a local Ace Hardware store.  There are a couple of places online that sell it, but you have to buy it in a 6-pack, and that would last most of us two lifetimes!!

You have to give it time to work.  Spray it on, and let it set overnight.  When the white, chalky K2R turns yellow and gets "doughy", brush it off and give it another coat.  Keep doing it until it stays white and chalky, then you've got it.

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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/24/2013 7:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Some body mentioned mixing acetone and corn starch. Brush/spray/slather it on. Works much the same as K2R. I've never done the acetone/cornstarch thing, but K2R dies work well.

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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/24/2013 10:40 PM   
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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/26/2013 11:10 PM   
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Some body mentioned mixing acetone and corn starch. Brush/spray/slather it on. Works much the same as K2R. I've never done the acetone/cornstarch thing, but K2R dies work well.


Tried that. Did not work nearly as well as K2R.


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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/27/2013 3:01 PM   
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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/29/2013 9:32 PM   
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You can also try covering it in cat litter/speedy dry for a few days.


I tried that. The two cats thought it was their new litterbox. Need I say more?

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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/29/2013 9:36 PM   
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RE: fuel soaked wood. - 1/29/2013 9:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was the dark brown, sticky, smelly stuff that was the problem.

Anyway with a name like "Kity builder" you should know.

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