Cleaning grips?

4 Scale · 01-28-2015, 11:48 AM

Yes acetone does dissolve and dry any oils. I was watching for excessive dryness after the procedure. Microscope showed I removed a lot but not all of the wood's surface loose material, which I would guess (but cannot prove) was mainy oils from handling, past oil treatments or similar that had combined with dirt and microscopic wood fragments from handing abrasion.

The removal of surface coloration and debris is progressive vertically BTW. By that I mean the checkering grooves retain more dampish old material down in the "valleys" between the checkering points. I would guess, but cannot prove, that the remaining small quantity of damp material at the checkering groove bases wicks into the wood enough to prevent excessive overall dryness. In any event, after observing the checkering afterward IMO the wood is not excessively dry after the treatment described.

01-28-2015, 11:48 AM	#17
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	Yes acetone does dissolve and dry any oils. I was watching for excessive dryness after the procedure. Microscope showed I removed a lot but not all of the wood's surface loose material, which I would guess (but cannot prove) was mainy oils from handling, past oil treatments or similar that had combined with dirt and microscopic wood fragments from handing abrasion. The removal of surface coloration and debris is progressive vertically BTW. By that I mean the checkering grooves retain more dampish old material down in the "valleys" between the checkering points. I would guess, but cannot prove, that the remaining small quantity of damp material at the checkering groove bases wicks into the wood enough to prevent excessive overall dryness. In any event, after observing the checkering afterward IMO the wood is not excessively dry after the treatment described.