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woody18428 | Posted in General Discussion on

does anyone know how to determine if trim has oil paint on it ? ( or visa versa )

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  1. Piffin | | #1

    say why first

     

     

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  2. Danno | | #2

    Latex will be softened by alcohol, from what I understand. (And alcohol will remove dried latex from shoes and eyeglasses, so I'd guess that's true!) Pretty sure oil-based is not affected by alcohol.

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    Matt | | #3

    To add to what Danno said, try denatured alcohol.

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