REFLECTOR: Oil removal for paint prep

[Alex Balic]

I would think that real TSP - Trisodium phosphate -  is still one of the
best degreasing materials for paint prep- will not attack foam, but will dry
the heck out of your hands, so use gloves- might be hard to find these days,
but I don't think it has been banned yet- I have my own stash hidden away
just in case. For really deep oil stains- Freon is probably the best- just
pretty hard to handle- but it will remove even the most deeply penetrated
oil- has extremely low surface tension, so it gets in every pore- just make
sure to wear gloves, because it makes TSP look like hand cream when it comes
to removing the natural oil from your hands (personal experience)

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:03 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Oil removal for paint prep

I just looked at the "Prep-Cleaner" that comes with Awlgrip(Now called
AlumiGrip).

Its made from Ethanol, Methanol and Ethyl Acetate.

I hadn't thought about MEK eating the blue foam. My bad.

Scott

Andy Millin wrote:
> Will MEK eat the blue foam?  I'm pretty sure Acetone will turn it into
goo.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> Sent: 08-25-2009 9:55
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Oil removal for paint prep
>
> Like Kurt I first used Castrol Super Clean, its a great cleaner for
> non-aluminum planes. I flushed with lots of water.
>
> Then I used the cleaner that was one of the paint components for Awlgrip,
> followed by alcohol .  Most paint systems have a specific cleaner
specified.
>
> If your systen doesn't specify one,  MEK is a pretty good cleaner,
> absolutely use gloves and a respirator if your in a closed space.
>
> Scott
>
> nmflyer1 at aol.com wrote:
>   
>> Brett,
>>  
>> I have had good results using Castrol SuperClean. Comes in a purple 
>> 1-gallon bottle & can be found at Wal-Mart or Autozone..etc.
>>  
>> Then I would follow up with R-M 900 Pre Kleaner. I got mine at a 
>> professional paint supply (automotive). It is designed to take off 
>> wax, grease, silicone, etc.
>> Or, you could ask the same folks where you get your paint. That is how 
>> I ended up wth the R-M 900
>>  
>> Good Luck.  Kurt
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brett Ferrell <reflector at velocityxl.com>
>> To: reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 6:52 pm
>> Subject: REFLECTOR: Oil removal for paint prep
>>
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> We're basically ready to paint 44VF, but I haven't been able to 
>> sufficiently clean the oil off of our belly, so I'm afraid the primer
>>     
> won't bond properly.
>   
>> Does anybody have a good sure-fire trick for cleaning oil off of
>>     
> fiberglass?
>   
>> Brett
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