Leaky Jug of Gear Case Oil

[bfeller]

Unfortunately for me the jug leaked onto the stack of plywood that had been cut out for another Moccasin.  I'm not the expert, but I don't think this wood will glue up. 

[PAR]

Yes it will glue up, given a little prep. Naturally, you need to wipe up any excess oil. Next, using a fairly "rich" mixture of Tide laundry detergent in a bucket of water, as warm as your gloved hands can tolerate, scrub the surface with the Tide. Use a scrub brush with medium soft bristles so you don't tear out any wood. This needs to dry, which can be expedited with a hair drier or heat gun on the low setting. Lastly, wash the surface with a very well soaked rag of acetone a few times, which will suck out the last of the moisture and any remaining oils. The acetone bath will flash off quickly and you can move directly to epoxy, primer or what ever. Of course this all assumes the wood has dried to reasonable levels after the wash down.

[tom151]

Unfortunately for me the jug leaked onto the stack of plywood that had been cut out for another Moccasin.  I'm not the expert, but I don't think this wood will glue up. 

EDIT: Sounds like PAR is speaking from experience... so I'll remove my guess work.

[PAR]

Oil wood stain isn't much different then gear oil. It has some pigments and some solvents to thin it out and I suspect a more refined petroleum molecule (higher up the cracking tower), but essentially it's still really old dinosaur guts.

[bfeller]

PAR,

Thank you for the explanation.  I did not expect that it would be possible to salvage the wood. 

Brett

[PAR]

Okay, better yet, it's ruined, yep absolutely no good at all. In fact, now that you have petroleum products all over it, you'll need to dispose of it as hazardous materials, probably costing you tons of money when the EPA finds out about it (I'll call them . . .) So, to save you the difficulty of properly getting rid of this worthless stuff, I'll take it off your hands, because this is the kind hearted soul I am. I'll come over, pick it up (free of charge, because that's the way I roll) and dispose of it in a safe and environmental friendly method.

[Gordy Hill]

I'm getting all teary-eyed!

Par, you're all heart!

...Must be the season....