Grease spot on matboard

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iceref

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While fitting a piece today I noticed what looks to be a grease spot on a light green mat. Didn't notice when I was cutting, maybe I put it there. Anyway, I'm under a time crunch so I really don't want to go and get another. Are there any home remedies to remove this? Thanks in advance

Mike
Omaha
 
Lighter fluid. Experiment first on a scrap. Use a cotton ball.

Funny, I'm on the grumble waiting for the lighter fluid to dry on a grease spot on a triple opening reverse cut light green mat with fillets already cut...hope it got it all out!

Good luck.

Dave Makielski
 
Just checked my mat... it be gone... jump for joy... PTL...

now I can get back to finishing this job!
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Dave Makielski
 
It's a spot lifter - you can find it with the laundry detergent at the grocery store or Wally World to list a few...
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k2r secret... cut a hole a little larger than the spot in a piece of paper to act as a mask. and wait wait wait for it to dry completely. Resist the temptation to brush at it until it really is dry.
 
Thanks for the tip Ellen. I use K2r freguently but that is a great tip.
 
I also use Ellen's tip about masking by a hole in a paper towel. But instead of waiting and waiting and waiting for it to dry, I use compressed air to dry it, and then blow it away -- takes about twenty seconds. I never brush or rub it because the way I would do that, it could damage the paper surface.
 
Dave, thanks for the lighter fluid tip. Just wanted to let you know it worked and the piece is gone. Thanks again

Mike
Omaha
 
When we find a spot on a mat board, we set it aside for about a day to see if it goes away. About 50% of the time it is moisture from fingers or mouth. K2R works sometimes if it is really oil or grease. A framer can look a piece of mat board over very carefully and still when looking at the cut mat you will see a spot that you will swear wasn't there before. I suspect grease meanies are responsible.

Jack Cee
 
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