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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Bootlegger on December 30, 2013, 07:56:55 PM
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That I read somewhere that mixing baking soda and maptha would be a good way to remove some oil from wood.
Is that correct, or was it another "home" remedy?
Thanks a lot...
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Foot powder and alcohol
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...brush off with toothbrush (used).
...brush off with toothbrush (wife's).
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...brush off with toothbrush (wife's).
ex wifes
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ex wifes
Future ex-wife's! VD~
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This past summer I did a complete recover of my SIG P-Force that I had been flying since they came out in 2006, I think it was. I posted here and on Stuka Stunt asking the same question, as K2R is REALLY expensive. The best suggestion that I found was just plain old heat from a Monokote heat gun. Heat the surface of the wood, and watch the oil bubble up. Take a paper towel and blot it off, and then repeat until you get it all. I found that as long as there was oil in the wood, I could not scorch the balsa or plywood, so if you don't see any oil and the wood scorching, move on to another place. Some one to help you with the blotting will help things move along at a quick pace. Once you think you have it all, then wipe the wood down with your favorite solvent, I used acetone because I had it. On areas that I thought the new covering might not stick well, especially on plywood, I brushed on a coat of SIG Stix-It. I was very happy with the results. I weighed individual parts before and after and saw them get lighter. The model weighed about the same after as before. Try it, you'll like it!
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee
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Ty and guy's, do you mix the corn starch with alcohol, or another ingrediant? Thanks a lot...
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Dammit, I better READ the posts...
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I have used corn starch and denatured alcohol before. Takes several repeated applications to get all (most of) the oil out. Cake it on wet and heavy, let it dry overnight or longer.
Phil
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Mainly all you need is an absorbent material and a solvent and a liquid which will penetrate the wood. Thinner the better. I use talcum powder and alcohol. It takes a few applications regardless of what you use.
I will have to try Dan's method of heat!
Big Bear
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Mainly all you need is an absorbent material and a solvent and a liquid which will penetrate the wood. Thinner the better. I use talcum powder and alcohol. It takes a few applications regardless of what you use.
I will have to try Dan's method of heat!
Big Bear
Heat works right now, no waiting! It was not my idea, though. Search my name on the list here for a thread where I asked the same question late last summer or early fall. I can't remember who suggested the heat gun, but I tried all the suggestions then and here, finished the job up with the heat gun. It works fast. Biggest suggestion I can make is to maybe have some help holding the model so you can have both hands free, one for the gun, the other for the paper towel.
Type at you later,
Dan M cEntee