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Old 04-27-2005 | 01:39 AM
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Hello there: I'm in the final stages of building my first RC airplane, a Sig LT-40. It has been tons of fun putting this baby together and so far no major screw ups (knock on wood I do have a question. When gluing on the rudder I decided to run an extra bead of thick CA to re-inforce the joint. The CA fumes seemed to have "stained" the monokote finish. I'm not sure how to wipe this "cloudy" looking stain off. Any tips or ideas?? Thanks
Old 04-27-2005 | 05:04 AM
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WD 40. Works very well. Just put some on a rag or paper towel and the CA "blush" will wipe off.
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You can also use acetone on a paper towel to clean it off.
Old 04-27-2005 | 07:18 AM
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good to know, I never tried to clean that off of my planes I, figured it was a permanent thing...Rog
Old 04-27-2005 | 07:36 AM
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The other thing that I've found that works great for that and just about anything else is the monokote trim solvent... You can strip chrome off a bumper in under 5 seconds flat with that stuff... I use it for just about everything since I always seem to have a bottle laying around (nothing beats it when doing trim stripes or small patches, stars, etc...) Course I have started to develop this lump on my arm and a shake in my leg, but I'm pretty sure that's un-related...

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