Dope based?? could be silk-span.Find yourself a container of dope
thinners to start. You will find that any dope-based finish be it
silk-span, tissue or silk can be stripped quite easily. The previous
post works for the most part. You should be able to soften any stubborn
areas with the
Craig,
If it is dope based, then acetone will work fine. However, any color in
the dope will probably remain in the wood or seep into the wood. I
might try nail polish remover, as it has some MEK, which like acetone,
works but is less volatile and may contain some nitromethane. You might
try
At 09:49 AM 8/18/2008, you wrote:
It's hard to tell what type of covering it is... It's over 40 years
old so it can't be any type of iron on, Its not silk, but does apear to be
dope based
Craig
Skyloft was a popular covering material from the late 60s. Skyloft
was a nylon mat material
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Craig,
If it is dope based, then acetone will work fine. However, any color in
the dope will probably remain in the wood or seep into the wood. I
might try nail polish remover, as it has some MEK, which like acetone,
works but is less volatile and may contain some
Hold on there!
Carcinogenic, mutanogenic, poisonous!
So, should I be worrying about the times (as a kid) that I used acetone as a
hand cleaner to remove things like grease and fiberglass resin? Concerned
modelers want to know. Well this one at least.
Bill Swingle
Janesville, CA
RCSE-List
on the Superfund list if they ever tested
it :-)))
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Bill Swingle wrote:
Hold on there!
Carcinogenic, mutanogenic, poisonous!
So, should I be worrying about the times (as a kid) that I used acetone
as a hand cleaner to remove things like grease and fiberglass resin?
Concerned modelers want to know. Well this one at least.
Sheiiish, here we
What worked for me was a combination of sanding/buffing discs on a Dremel
tool. Friction did cause some monokote color to meld into the surface of the
wood, but I was using opaque for the refinish, so it didn't matter in my case.
Instead of caustic chems, I have a theory: consider a
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