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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> The mineral spirits are more likely to leave a residue than the lift off. If
> you're trying to get the wood as clean as possible prior to stain  with no
> oily residues I'd go back to the lacquer thinner suggested earlier, in a
> very well ventilated room, of course.

Could of swore I read that mineral spirits reduce blotching. To be safe, I 
will, duh, follow the Minwax directions to use their conditioner.