Looking at their website: http://www.soysolvents.com/index.htm I see they have a product called Soy-Strip (suggested for marine finishes) and Soy-Gel (suggested for furniture stripping). Could it be there is some confusion regarding which product is being used? Greg, is it possible you were using the presumably stronger Soy-Strip? Just a thought. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > Odd. We've used it on pianos having various finishes -- varnish, lacquer, > brush-applied paint, etc. -- have yet to experience anything like this. > Virtually no discernible fumes, no light-headedness, no irritated hands, > no > vomiting, no nothing. It just softened up the old finish so it could be > easily > scraped and wiped off. > > Del > > | -----Original Message----- > | I bought a 5 gallon quantity of this stuff and found > | that despite their claims to the contrary it is indeed toxic > | and produces quite heavy fumes. We were stripping some > | painted trim inside our home and we had to evacuate the > | children because they got first very light headed and then > | started vomiting. Once the air was clear things returned to > | normal. Being a bit of a slow learner we did it again with a > | bit more ventilation with similar results. It also required > | more than one step to remove the old finish but I consider > | that normal for most strippers. > | > | best regards, > | Greg Newell > >
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