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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 | Any suggestions? I recently bought a "new" old dash for my '37, sandblasted it and then tried to remove a few parts but they were really frozen so I ended up soaking the rusty nust, bolts and assemblies in Liquid Wrench... Today finally I was able to get all the parts off so the dash is almost ready for paint, but now it has some of residual Liquid Wrench and WD-40 on a couple of surfaces as well as some nice greasy fingerprints  What would the best product be to get as much of this stuff off the dash as possible in preparation for primer and paint? Any suggestions? Thanks for your help... ~Trev | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | i would use laqure thinner the cheap kind made for cleaning spray guns | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Acetone works good too. As with all this stuff be careful and use PPE! Oh and ventilate the area well. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 | Not sure I have any lacquer thinner around but I do have acetone and know all about the risks of using it... I used to do fiberglass work!  Thanks for the advice guys... I'll give it a shot later and let you know how it turns out!  ~Trev | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 | Wash the part with Dawn Dish soap. Blow it off with an air hose, then wash with Alcohol and water 50/50. Then wipe with clean cloth.
Lacquer thinner or acetone evaporates too quickly and you don't have time to wipe off the oils. They dilute the oil, then evaporate out and leaves the oil behind. The alcohol/water, dilutes the oil and holds it until you can wipe it off with a clean rag.
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No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | i'd use 409 first, then wax and grease remover.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 | Any paint jobber will have a cleaning solvent specifically for pre-paint cleaning. Mineral spirits will do about as well and costs much less. Acetone and lacquer thinner are NOT good since they dry much too quickly. The idea is to wipe the cleaner off while it's still wet using a clean rag. If the "cleaner" dries before you wipe it, the grease/dirt is still on the surface. That was one of the first things I learned in trade school and it proved to be true in practice.
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No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | |
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