Cleaning plywood prior to finishing

Wipe it down with lacquer thinner and lightly sand.

Next time don’t put slides in until everything is finished

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…

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

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

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.

-- Our village hasn't lost it's idiot, he was elected to congress.

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.

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?

-- The plan is wrong; my finished piece is right.

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.

-- The plan is wrong; my finished piece is right.

If I make a chest, I finish the case, top, and fronts. Then assemble everything.

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.

-- Our village hasn't lost it's idiot, he was elected to congress.

Like most things try the cleaning method you choose on a scrap first. The solvents may end up causing the grease/oil to spread.
I would also try Naptha which is good ad disolving grease/oil with no residue.

-- Les B, Oregon