: Hi Dave, nice to meet you;

: I'd be worried about solvents for just the reason you give. The oven cleaner
: is probably water based, however, as it appears to form a water soluble
: emulsion that can be rinsed off cleanly. My experience on wood saturated
: with linseed oil for almost 100 years was pretty positive. It sucked all
: of it out of the wood pores and sanded and finished nicely - albeit with
: some effort.

: I agree that a test on a piece of plywood would be in order - It would be a
: shame if it stained the 8-Ball a blotchy bright purple!

: Best Regards, Spidey

Hey Spidey

We were raised in the 60's, Purple is Good !! :) I'm going to try the oven cleaner, and I have a sample piece of wood to try it on. Much more of a stain than the boat. We'll see what happens. The oil is of the 50:1 chainsaw mix, but, after the gas dried, there was just a slightly visible stain. Just don't want to have resin or glass peeling off his boat. I'll let you know what developes. Thanks!

Rehd