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Jody
PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:08 am 
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I know naptha has been reccomended for cleaning wood, i have a can of acetone in the basement , was reading the lable, and it says it is good for cleaning resin off of fiberglass, and it evaporates rapidly.has anyone tried it for cleaning wood before finishing ? thanks Jody
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Like lacquer thinner and denatured alcohol, acetone makes oily woods bleed.

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Great , thanks for the advice guys! Jody
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I use acryli-clean from ppg. It's a grease&WAX REMOVER.It has naphtha,heptane,and methylclohexane in it.I has worked great for me.
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on occassion I use it to wash oily wood like coco before joining or sanding say a day before or so.
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