I got a request for this so decided to go ahead and post it to the list.
The author suggested making a paste mixture of whiting (a cement dye)
and trichloroethane and painting it on areas with oil stains. Let it
dry,
wipe off, then repeat until the stains are gone. The way it works is
that the trichloroethane soaks into the wood, dissolves the oil then
draws it to the surface where it is absorbed by the whiting. Of course
trichloroethane is no longer available. And if you happen to have any
around, I wouldn't recommend using it anyway. It depletes the ozone
layer and is a carcinogen, to boot. Use a toothbrush to remove the
whiting
when you are done, BTW.
But I think you can find a suitable trichloroethane substitute. I
suspect
lacquer thinner or brake cleaner would work as well. I'm sure there are
others. Finding whiting these days might also be difficult. If you have
mom
& pop type hardware store in your area, they might carry it. If you're
like me
and all of the local hardware stores are chains, you're probably out of
luck. Maybe a commercial supplier of cement would have it. Probably
you could just use Portland cement itself, but removal afterworlds might
be a problem.
Roland
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