a few more things to keep in mind - lead is removed with the paint...you should dispose of your "strippings" properly to prevent soil/water contamination...i know the epa as of 6/2003 allows the disposal of "residential lead-based paint (LBP) residue to be put in construction and demolition landfills, but i'm not up on current city guidelines about whether the scapings should go in the regular trash...i know some communities do NOT allow this...
SOME strippers "encapsulate" the lead residue, such that it will not leach into landfills and thence into the water system; the "strippings" can therefore go into a regular trash bag and into the regular trash remember -lead poisoning does not only effect kids!! It's just more insidious in adults, but includes things like kidney failure and hair-loss...and if you are a gardener, you may want to think about having the soil tested first - lead levels around old houses can be high and it goes right into your skin and lungs as you dig around... check out www.epa.gov.au/leadsafe/index.htm for info on everything lead thanks jnah --- "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 11:22 AM, Gregory > Oliveri wrote: > > 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/ > > It's called a Heat Gun... aka hand-held hair-dryer > on steroids. (Black > and Decker sells two models, one for $50 one for > less.) This one is > "silent" in that it doesn't have the fan, but the > principle is the > same, only the price is different. > > They've been around for ages and do an excellent job > of softening paint > AND starting fires... therefore, they must be used > with EXTREME > caution. (And don't believe the bit about no fumes > or off-gassing... > heat causes all kinds of unexpected events.) > > The use of heat to soften paint for removal works on > some kinds, > reasonably well, and on others, not so well... and > hardly at all for > the "last layer." That is, the layer before you get > to bare wood. It > is also a very time-consuming process when compared > to any Methylene > Chloride (DMC) based chemical stripper. > > The primary difference between Methylene Chloride > based strippers and > NMP based ones is that DMC strippers cause Cancer > and NMP ones cause > Birth Defects! > see: > "WHAT YOUR SHOULD KNOW ABOUT USING PAINT STRIPPERS" > http://www.healthgoods.com/Education/Healthy_Home_Information/ > > Home_Health_Hazards/paint_strippers.htm > > (Note: as with most web based information, you can > believe it or not, > they make no presentation of the accuracy of their > information.) > > As for Citrustrip -- they claim it contains no > Methylene Chloride... > but they don't tell you what it DOES contain! > > Face it, paint stripping is a dirty, nasty job -- > anyway you do it. As > long as you are only an "occasional user" (i.e. not > professionally or > addicted) any of the products can be used with the > appropriate > precautions. I prefer DMC based strippers simply > because 1) they work > 2) they work fast 3) they are a known evil. And the > evil you know is > more easily dealt with than the evil that you don't > know. > > I'm partial to Zar > http://www.ugl.com/ProdZARW.html > > and Zip-Strip > http://www.starbronze.com/ > > ... and the Black and Decker dual heat gun (about > $30.) > > T.T.F.N. > William H. Magill > # Beige G3 - Rev A motherboard - 768 Meg > # Flat-panel iMac (2.1) 800MHz - Super Drive - 768 > Meg > # PWS433a [Alpha 21164 Rev 7.2 (EV56)- 64 Meg]- > Tru64 5.1a > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to > the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive > information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
