spooky
Aluminum
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2010
- Location
- West Virginia, USA
Hey All,
Recently picked up a Hardinge DV59 fitted with Omniturn control. I am "going through" it and fixing/cleaning, etc. This thing has 25-30 yrs of dried on machine oil varnish which is incredible sticky and hard to get off. I have tried WD-40, Denatured alcohol and mineral spirits. They don't touch this stuff. I have also tried Goof Off, Brake Clean and Acetone. They remove the varnish but also the paint underneath. There are parts of the machine that will get painted (no big deal there) but also parts I do not wish to repaint.
Do any of you all have a magical liquid that has worked for you in this situation?
Thanks much
CE
Recently picked up a Hardinge DV59 fitted with Omniturn control. I am "going through" it and fixing/cleaning, etc. This thing has 25-30 yrs of dried on machine oil varnish which is incredible sticky and hard to get off. I have tried WD-40, Denatured alcohol and mineral spirits. They don't touch this stuff. I have also tried Goof Off, Brake Clean and Acetone. They remove the varnish but also the paint underneath. There are parts of the machine that will get painted (no big deal there) but also parts I do not wish to repaint.
Do any of you all have a magical liquid that has worked for you in this situation?
Thanks much
CE