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I'm frustrated. My 'coupe got its' lower cowl repainted this Spring so I could get
rid of the blue fuel stains from the "steel needle leak" from the Stromberg
carb (-least, that's what I was told was the deal). Then I put clear polyurethane over
the new paint on the inside to help me clean the stains if they did happen. Well, I had
always remembered to shut off the cowl tank valve, but I had it in the radio shop for
some work. They ran it, and of course, forgot to turn off the fuel valve, and now I'm
back to blue stains both inside and outside in (on?) the paint. Won't clean up - tried
everything I can think of (using fuel, cleaners, Brakekleen, mineral spirits, alcohol,
soap, hand cleaner, cleaner polish, Simple Green, dishwasher soap, oil...) and even
called Phillips Petroleum. They didn't know. Anybody got any ideas?
I don't know if anyone's suggested this yet, since I read via the
digest, but what about rubbing it with a bit of Jet-A? My flight
instructor drilled into my head that if you mix fuel types, the blue
goes away. Maybe the chemical magic still works after the fuel's
evaporated.
- Jeff
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