Wood Stripper

[Greg Newell]

Del and list,
         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



At 08:48 PM 8/6/2006, you wrote:
>
>We've been using a product called "Soy-Gel" made 
>by Franmar -- a company I'd never heard of 
>before trying this product. It's a bit pricey 
>but it really is "fast, safe, non-toxic, non 
>caustic, biodegradable, has very little odor and may be used indoors. . . ."
>
>Del
>
>
>
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>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
>[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Kuvshinikov at aol.com
>Sent: August 06, 2006 4:28 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Wood Stripper
>
>Hello,
>
>I have a question for the forum....
>
>Is the H. Behlen Bros Fire Fly Wood Stripper 
>sold by Schaff, the best stripper out there for stripping a Grand?
>
>
>Paul
>
><mailto:Kuvshinikov at Aol.com>Kuvshinikov at Aol.com
>
>

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net
www.gregspianoforte.com