cleaning wood
 

I thought i had a hairline crack in my plane,i explained to a salesman my problem and was gonna drop some ca glue down in the crack,he advised me to clean the crack to remove the oil first and dry cleaning fluid would work,is there something else to use to remove the oil ?.
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RE: cleaning wood
 

The cleaning he is suggesting is assuming that model engine fuel or exhaust residue got into the crack. If its INSIDE tha covering and not exposed to the stuff... then there is no need to pre-clean it. ;)

If it has been exposed to the oil, then definitely use the dry cleaning solvent to halp get the oil out. use corn MEAL (not starch[&:] I have been misunderstood here and it makes a mess.) as the absorbant to draw the fluid and oil out.

You can also use rubbing or denatured alcohol, and apply a bit of heat (again using corn meal) Brush the alcohol on, spread the corn meal on and cover with paper towel dampened with alcohol... and then iron it. This draws a LOT of oil out, but not quite as much as dry cleaning solvent (but the solvent is toxic and expensive.)

RE: cleaning wood
 

At the stores my wife looked in and called today dosn't carry dry cleaning fluid,it's very high on the list for inhaling and i think it is very toxic but i'm still going to try and get some.i thought i had a crack in the wood,something that couldn't be taken apart as it wasn't at a joint but it wasn't cracked after all,it was the mono that they pieced together.
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RE: cleaning wood
 

5spot, have you flown that thing yet?
I flew mine about a week ago, its a good one:D

RE: cleaning wood
 

no i havn't flown it yet but everybody else has :D ,been having trouble with the buddy box so i bought one,if i decide to go someplace other than the flying field,i have no problem,the wind has been kinda high,the sock has been straight out lately so not too many flying,one yesterday but he broke several props on his while he was landing,didn't break any on mine tho,lol and no flyers out there today.

*my day will come soon enough*