Removing 100LL Fuel Stain

I have tried Simple Green and more 100LL and neither really did any good. I
will try some acetone next.

Jeff


"RV9" wrote in message
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I have a composite airplane (a Dragonfly MK-IIH) and have a stain from
100LL
on the side of my fuselage that I would like to remove.

The stained area on the fuselage has a urethane foam core and the paint
is
Emron. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain without destroying the
paint or foam core?


I have also had great success using Simple Green. Since you are not using
it
on aluminum, the non-aviation version should be fine. This is my first
choice cleaner to remove gas stains.

MEK or Acetone will also work, but are quite harsh and may dammage your
foam
core if it seeps in via some cracks. Should not dammage your paint though.
I've used it on Imron a couple of times.

Imron is a different type of paint. The concept is that as it dries it
creates a skin on the top layer, kinda like pudding gets. This skin is
what is supposed to protect the color from fading, give it the shine it
has and other stuff. Obviously it didnt work in your case and mine.
Acetone,MEK and other solvents will attach Imron and dissolve it. I use
it to clean my paint gun after spraying. I guess it is possible to just
get a rag lightly moist with acetone and lightly rub the stain. My
guess it will remove the top layer and after it evaporates there will
be a dull spot left. If ya try it please post your results.

Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com



Jeff wrote:
I have tried Simple Green and more 100LL and neither really did any good. I
will try some acetone next.

Jeff


"RV9" wrote in message
...


I have a composite airplane (a Dragonfly MK-IIH) and have a stain from
100LL
on the side of my fuselage that I would like to remove.

The stained area on the fuselage has a urethane foam core and the paint
is
Emron. Any suggestions on how to remove the stain without destroying the
paint or foam core?


I have also had great success using Simple Green. Since you are not using
it
on aluminum, the non-aviation version should be fine. This is my first
choice cleaner to remove gas stains.

MEK or Acetone will also work, but are quite harsh and may dammage your
foam
core if it seeps in via some cracks. Should not dammage your paint though.
I've used it on Imron a couple of times.