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I recently spilled motor oil on a piece of pine that I want to paint white when I am finished with this project, How do I get the oil out of the wood.
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Try using a desiccant such as corn meal or corn starch, cover the oil spill and rub it into the stain. Allow to sit for a while and repeat. The corn meal or starch will suck up the oil. Calcium chloride also works.
Stephen
*After following Stephen's advice, using a white pigmented shellac primer would be a good idea to avoid adhesion problems if any oil remains. Bin is a common brand of such primer, but there might be others.- Rod Cole
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