: Are you implying that mineral spirits cause a problem with later adhesion
: of epoxy if used on bare wood ? I have often used white spirit to wipe
: down the wood surface before epoxying, to be sure that I have removed any
: finger-type grease from the surface, as I'm sure that would have an
: adverse effect. I've also used meths (the non-drinkable version of
: ethanol) to wipe over purpleheart before epoxy sealing - seems to have
: stuck pretty well ...

Mineral spirits should be OK, but I prefer lacquer thinner which is said to be more "pure". But an advantage of the epoxy is to seal the wood up so you don't end up forcing dissolved spray adhesive into the open grain. Again this probably is not a problem. In the end I just think epoxy sealed wood will just be easier to clean than non-sealed wood.