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Cleaning plywood prior to finishing

815 views 10 replies 6 participants last post by  LesB 
#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I am building my first chest of drawers and I recently added the drawer slides. I am using full extension side-mount slides. A little lubricant from the ball bearings got on my hands and was eventually passed on to the plywood carcass. This is thin veneered plywood so I'm uncomfortable trying to sand the surface clean. Is there another way I can clean the surface prior to applying a finish?
 
#3 ·
acetone or isopropyl alcohol would also be good solvents to remove the lubricant.

Not sure what peso josh is peddling. Someone else can click the link…
 
#5 ·
After you clean it off using one or more of the methods suggested, test it by wiping a cloth spritzed with MS to see if it's clean. This will mimic the appearance of a finished surface and let you know if you need to keep cleaning.
 
#6 ·
acetone or isopropyl alcohol would also be good solvents to remove the lubricant.

Not sure what peso josh is peddling. Someone else can click the link…

- EarlS

Old teds at it again

- CWWoodworking
Yeah, anyone posting a link that has less than ten post gets no clicks. I have noticed that the spammers have gone from random blah to using somewhat relevant content in their attempts.
 
#7 ·
Next time don't put slides in until everything is finished

- CWWoodworking
This is interesting, all the tutorials I saw about slides said to finish after slides are placed (removing the slides, of course). Is it standard practice to finish first then install the slides?
 
#8 ·
Wipe it down with lacquer thinner and lightly sand.

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- CWWoodworking
acetone or isopropyl alcohol would also be good solvents to remove the lubricant.

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- EarlS
After you clean it off using one or more of the methods suggested, test it by wiping a cloth spritzed with MS to see if it s clean. This will mimic the appearance of a finished surface and let you know if you need to keep cleaning.

- Fred Hargis
Thank you all! I will follow these suggestions.
 
#10 ·
This is interesting, all the tutorials I saw about slides said to finish after slides are placed (removing the slides, of course). Is it standard practice to finish first then install the slides?

- Travis
I guess I don't know what the "standard practice" is, but mine are always installed (and typically removed) before I finish the cabinet. But I'm a hobbyist and my approach (which had s always worked for me) may be different than a commercial shop might do.
 
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