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    Default How to get fish oil off lathe ways

    Hey Guys,

    I have had thelathe in storage for the last 9 monthswhilst our house has been extended.Imfinally at the pointy end now, and have the lathe in my new garage ready forinstall into its final location.Howeverbefore I stored it I sprayed all of the metal surfaces liberally with fish oil(the stuff in the pressure pack can).Iam now having no luck getting it off.Itried warm soapy water, degreaser and turps but nothing would budge it.The turps worked the best, it seemed to getrid of a few small areas.
    Any suggestions?


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    Paint thinners or acetone should do it.

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    Try Acetone on a rag.

    Shifts most oil based residue.

    Have good ventilation or wear respirator with correct cartridge, and wear Nitrite disposable gloves (Blackwoods have them).

    Don't get it on the painted areas.
    The worst that can happen is you will fail.
    But at least you tried.



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    Cheers fellas. Ill grab some after work today and see how I go.

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    Supercheap or Repco aerosol degreaser wouls be cheap and make the job easy.
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    Let use take it off.

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    For a couple of years I used canola as a cheap form of bar and chain oil on the Auxiliary oiler on one of my big chainsaw mills. Being less tack that regular bar and chain oil it made an unholy mess. Then one summer when I wasn't using the mill and had left the gear in a dirty state the canola oil covering everything polymerised together with the sawdust forming a semi-tacky layer everything . I brought it home to clean it up and left it on the back lawn and a few hours later I came out and found one of the dogs had started to do a pretty good job licking it off so I left her to it. She gave up after a couple of days and although she didn't do it all but I was amazed that she got most of the suff off the chain! I have photos of her doing it but unfortunately can find them.

    [EDIT] found one
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    more fish oil?...to soften existing so as to allow easier removal with kero/petrol etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by 19brendan81 View Post
    Hey Guys,

    I have had thelathe in storage for the last 9 monthswhilst our house has been extended.Imfinally at the pointy end now, and have the lathe in my new garage ready forinstall into its final location.Howeverbefore I stored it I sprayed all of the metal surfaces liberally with fish oil(the stuff in the pressure pack can).Iam now having no luck getting it off.Itried warm soapy water, degreaser and turps but nothing would budge it.The turps worked the best, it seemed to getrid of a few small areas.
    Any suggestions?
    Hi Brendan,
    I use lacquer thinner to remove fish oil from steel tubing I buy from the local supplier. I'm sure some other solvents would work as well. I like the lacquer thinner because it evaporates quickly and doesn't leave a residue.
    David

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    Quote Originally Posted by adbuch View Post
    Hi Brendan,
    I use lacquer thinner to remove fish oil from steel tubing I buy from the local supplier. I'm sure some other solvents would work as well. I like the lacquer thinner because it evaporates quickly and doesn't leave a residue.
    David
    Hi Brendan,
    Have had the same problem as I use Lanotec on my equipment between uses but yesterday I used Brakeclean and it cleaned it up perfectly - I buy Brakeclean from Repco who occasionally have specials on it with 4 cans for $10

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    try some WD40, if its cold some heat will help soften it
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    If it's not clean now it never will be.
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    I did indeed get it off and for memory thinners did the trick!

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