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I've used it on friends'
woodwork. Fast, easy, minimal fumes (except for the possibility of
vaporized lead). Manual scraping and sanding required, but the layers come
off nicely. You need do to be careful not to scorch the paint or the wood
under it. Ditto for yourself and whatever surface you're setting the thing
on when you're scraping off the melted bits.
They're on this list and can
probably tell you more about the product.
~clc
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:22
AM
Subject: RE: [UC] Dipping and
stripping
An alternative to all of these toxic strippers is a fairly new
product on
the market which uses an infrared lamp to break the bond of
paint to
substrate. No chemicals, fumes, or lead off-gassing.
I've just purchased the thing (and it's a bit pricey) but I've heard
many
good things about it and hope this is the magic solution to paint
stripping.
I'll be happy to share my experiences once I use
it.
Check it out: http://silentpaintremover.com/
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Message-----
From: Brian Siano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:55 AM
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
Re: [UC] Dipping and stripping
Marielena Mata wrote:
>
Could you elaborate on why not use Citrustrip? We have used it in the
> past and would like to know why it is not a good idea (other than my
> house smells like bad orange candy for a week).
Yer damn
_right_, the place smells like orange candy for a week. And
after you
scrape the Citrustip off, you have to use this thick, oily,
cleanup agent
to "neutralize" the stripper. I tried it on a small chunk
of trim-- and
the only way to describe the overwhelming stench was to
imagine drowning
Florida in kerosene. And it didn't strip the paint very
well, either.
Citrustrip was probably the single worst stripper I've
ever
used.
It's my guess that people see the "citrus" and figure it's some
naturally-based thing that won't give'em cancer. But the orange smell is
there to mask the smell of NMP, the stripping agent. (Sort of like
"masking" a forest with Napalm.) There are other NMP strippers which use
citrus smells to mask the odor (like Parks, or Woodfinisher's Pride),
but none of those are anywhere near as noxious as Citrustip. And they
don't require a cleanup oil, either: you can use denatured alcohol to
clean those up very easily.
My general stripping routine goes like
this:
Peel-Away 6, for the upper layers, mostly latex
paints
Methylene Chloride for lower layers, like oils and leads, and using
brass-bristle brushes and dental picks for the detail cleanup
Wash with
denatured alcohol, and sand if needed.
And as others have pointed out,
wear neoprene gloves, wear masks,
protect your eyes, and keep fresh air
coming in from outside.
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