I use Acetone!
Wear gloves and use papertowels or a non-scratch pad made for non-stick cookwear!
Mike Collins
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| Author: | Mackie [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:09 am ] |
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I got some stuborn stains on my spring steel slats from bending walnut. It looks like tar. luckily the stains where on the interior of the bent side. Anyone have a effective method for removing the tar like stains from the slats? Thanks for your help. |
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| Author: | Daniel M [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:53 am ] |
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I think that any thinners tough enough to remove the stain will also remove the bluing. Mechanical removal will definitely damage the bluing. I use spring steel slats & the bluing wore off very quickly. To keep the oxydized metal away from the sides, I wrap the sides in Alum foil. This should also keep the resins off your slats. By the way... When bending Koa, I wrap the side in parchment paper first because aluminum can turn Koa green. I still use aluminum foil to prevent the slats from staining the wood through the paper. I don't worry about any stains that collect on the slats. |
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| Author: | Mackie [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:24 am ] |
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Thanks for replying Daniel. I used parchment paper, but It seems as if the resin penetrated the paper and deposited a fair amount of tar like resin on the interior side of the wood as i mentioned earlier. Maybe I used too much water. For the second side, 'll use much less. I used a soft steel wool (000) to remove resin with a little water. I will try thinner next time. Thanks again. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:21 am ] |
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I use Acetone! Wear gloves and use papertowels or a non-scratch pad made for non-stick cookwear!
Mike Collins |
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| Author: | Hank Mauel [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:42 am ] |
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Try any pitch/gum remover used on saw blades or Renuzit, a non toxic remover used tool clean sanding belts. |
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| Author: | FishtownMike [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:35 am ] |
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Naptha or kerosene will work. And some extra fine steel wool and some elbow grease. |
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| Author: | Mackie [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:15 pm ] |
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Thanks everyone for the great tips. Todd, Your craft paper almost looks like a carbon copy of the wood. My craft paper stuck to the side on the first bend. I know I used to much water. I just lightly sprayed the craft paper on the second side. I'm leaving it in the bender overnight. If It comes out ok, then I think I've found my formula, for walnut at least. |
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| Author: | Rick Turner [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:48 pm ] |
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Easy-Off for those tough stains... |
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:36 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=Rick Turner] Easy-Off for those tough stains...[/QUOTE] It works great on graffiti too! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:46 pm ] |
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You have graffiti on your slats?  What kind of wood were you bending? Musta been Gang Zoot! |
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:47 pm ] |
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What can I say, its a tough neighborhood. 
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| Author: | Mackie [ Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:10 am ] |
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Rick Turner Wrote: Easy-Off for those tough stains... For some reason I think that would work. |
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