Thanks for the tips. I do have a can of K2R from when the I extracted fuel around the firewall on my Venus40 where the monokote was not glued down. Another thing I've learned through experience...
I've already done a couple of rounds.
RCKen: THanks for the tip with the heat gun. I didn't know that you could speed up the process with heat.

grandad1: Yes, being that this was my first ARF, I didn't fuelproof the tank compartment. Didn't know any better. In fact, the instructions never mentioned it. Now that I've built a couple of kits, I know better. I guess I should have remembered and gone back to fuelproof my trainer. Other beginners should note this step. Also, it is pretty much impossible to fuelproof this area unless you cut the fuse open and make a tank hatch. Hardly somthing you're ready to do on your first bird, but in retrospect worth doing.

-tychoc