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Old 26th September 2010, 05:58 PM   #12
Sajen
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Originally Posted by mrwizard
@sajen Using Acetone in this case is probably not a good idea. First i don't know what the black stuff is. Chances are that contact with acetone will create a big mess. Second, while acetone doesn't attack wood it might attack whatever oil was used to stain the wood and thus change the stain.
Third if the acetone solves the lacquer i will have a sticky laqcuer solution on the hilt that might be harder to remove than the brittle lacquer.

I have had in mind only the wooden part of the hilt.
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