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08-25-2016, 10:58 AM
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Blue Fuel Stain on my Wing..Any secrets to removining it?
Guys,
My buddy just purchased and RV10, and had the tanks filled last night. When he came in this morning fuel had leaked out of the cap on one wing and had been streaming slowly down the WHITE painted wing all night. When he went to clean it off it had left a blue stain in or on the painted surface that isnt coming off. Do any of you have a secret as to how to remove the stain. It isnt coming off with anything he has tried. Has this happend to any of you and what did you do, if anything to clean up the stain??? Any help would be appriciated.
Tango
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08-25-2016, 11:18 AM
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My neighbor had good success with a product called "Goof Off", available at most hardware stores.
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08-25-2016, 11:42 AM
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A basic solvent like Stoddard properly diluted will work. Always test on a small discrete area to insure it will not attack the paint.
If you don't have anything on hand, although counter intuitive, a small amount of Avgas on a rag will usually take it off.
It the stain will not budge, you have a paint issue.
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08-25-2016, 11:46 AM
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Use a bit of fuel on a rag to wipe it down.
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08-25-2016, 03:46 PM
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I have had blue fuel stains before that wouldn't wipe off but eventually went away. I believe the dye will break down pretty quick. Auto gas stains are harder to get rid of.
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08-25-2016, 03:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeyDale
I have had blue fuel stains before that wouldn't wipe off but eventually went away. I believe the dye will break down pretty quick. Auto gas stains are harder to get rid of.
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I've had the same experience - odd that a little time and sun makes the blue disappear when I thought it might "set" the stain.
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08-25-2016, 07:19 PM
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Thanks for all of the input I'm passing it on will let you know how it turns out
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08-25-2016, 07:20 PM
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Blue stain
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08-25-2016, 07:24 PM
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blue stain
Rest of the message got lost on the first post.
Anyway, I've had excellent results getting stains off paint by using fresh fuel from the sump and rubbing the stain with a rag wet with the fresh fuel. Do it over and over a few times and it will gradually remove the stain.
Steve
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08-27-2016, 02:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taverroi
Has this happend to any of you and what did you do, if anything to clean up the stain??? Any help would be appriciated.
Tango
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Plain old isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol.
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