Well... in my area having a chain saw behind the truck seat might not be the dumbest thing to have, as it doesn't not take thaaat big of a limb or branch or tree, fallen from snow, ice, or wind to put a quick halt to travel. That said, I have recently noticed an "oil" smell in my vehicle, and in taking out the canvas military zipper bag I keep the chainsaw in, I noted the bag's bottom and one side are saturated with (new) bar & chain oil. One of the plastic (a recycled Dawn dishwashing detergent) bottles had split and is now empty... "Stuff happens" -- not the issue or question.
What is, is that I do wish to continue using this WWII vintage bag. My first thought was to use a solvent -- e.g., gasoline, lacquer thinner, acetone, or similar -- but then I got the brainstorm (?) of filling the bag with Speedy-Dry or similar.
I'm happy I found the smell source in my truck; happy, too, that the Dawn container was at bottom of bag so the saw, chains, tool, files and the like stayed dry.
And am seeking advice/suggestions as to what best I might do to not hurt the bag while removing the bar oil?
Any ideas/suggestions will be appreciated... as of now, I have no idea as to what may be the best procedure to try...
Thanks much!!!
geo