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You have to go through a hierarchy of solvents. Put a little solvent on a clean paper towel, rub your frame a bit, and see if your paper towel is still white. Do this outside. If it's turning the color of your frame, your solvent is working. You want to find the most innocuous one that will do the job. Start with stuff you have around the house. Denatured alcohol is about the most innocuous but probably won't do anything. Naphtha is more likely to work, but already unpleasant to work with. As you get to nastier stuff, the odds are you'll find something that works... but it might be pretty unpleasant to work with.
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