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October 3, 2021 at 2:30 pm #247629
Bob Wight
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    I recently cleaned a heavily varnished tank using denatured alcohol. I let it soak for a few hours, then threw in a bunch of hex nuts and shook it up real good, drained and rinsed a 2nd time with the alcohol – cleaned it up real good.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Klean-Strip-Denatured-Alcohol-1-Quart/23232923?athbdg=L1200

    Bob

    1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
    1954 Johnson CD-11
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    1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
    1957 Evinrude 3022
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