stripper comparison

[gutlo]

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> From: thepianoarts <thepianoarts@home.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: stripper comparison
> Date: Saturday, December 30, 2000 10:53 PM
> 
> 
> Sign me up!
> 
> Dan Reed
> 
> Dallas Chapter
> 
> 
> on 12/31/00 3:13 AM, gutlo at gutlo@bestweb.net wrote:
> 
> > 
> >> Date: Saturday, December 30, 2000 12:48 PM
> >> 
> >> Arthur,
> >> 
> >> You mentioned you would post the results of the comparisons you were
> >> going to make between different finish strippers.  If you posted them
to
> >> the list, I missed it. Have you finished your experiment?  Is the
> >> verdict in?
> >> 
> >> John Voigt
> >> 
> >> Yes, John and List, the verdict is in.
> > 
> > I tested Woodfinisher's Pride, Savogran NMP-based stripper, Citristrip,
and
> > Dyna 2.
> > 
> > The winner, by any measure, by a huge margin is Dyna 2.
> > 
> > WP, Savogran, and Citripstrip are all gels.  They are prone to dripping
and
> > sagging on vertical surfaces, must be re-applied (sometimes 3 times) to
be
> > effective, and even then don't strip down to the bare wood.  They have
a
> > pronounced odor (especially Citristrip) and take around 1 hour for each
> > application to work.
> > 
> > Dyna 2 is a heavy paste.  No matter how much you pile on, it will not
drip
> > or sag.  It has extremely low odor because its NMP penetrates down into
the
> > coating, not evaporating into the air.  It forms a skin as it works,
and
> > one hour later, it peels off like a banana skin, revealing the bare
wood.
> > 
> > Its green color acts like an inidicator-when it starts to turn dark
brown,
> > it's time to test scrape with a spatula.
> > 
> > These tests were performed on an 1876 Knabe with the original varnish
> > finish-very thick and very hard.
> > 
> > The savings in labor and material with Dyna 2 are significant.  The
virtual
> > absence of odor is important, as most of us work in small shops where
> > ventilation in the cold weather can be a problem.
> > 
> > Dyna 2 has been available in commercial quantities sold directly to big
> > industrial users.  The company has graciously allowed StarHawk Labs to
be a
> > sort of beta tester.  They have shipped me 6, 1/2 pint containers with
tech
> > data sheets to give to interested parties on the list.  If the feedback
is
> > good, StarHawk will become a distributor.
> > 
> > Dyna 2 will cost $48/gallon.  Citristrip sells in New York for $21/half
> > gallon.  This makes Dyna 2 an incredible bargain, at only $6/gallon
more,
> > for far greater performance and efficiency.
> > 
> > The first 6 respondents to this posting will received, free of charge,
the
> > half pint.  I only ask that you post your opinions, good or bad.  Email
> > your snailmail address.
> > 
> > Arthur Grudko
> > StarHawk Labs, Manufacturer of PianoLac, the Waterborne That Works
> 
Dan,  

Email your mailing address, and I will!

Arthur Grudko