Wood Stripper

[Delwin D Fandrich]

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-----
| From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Greg Newell
| Sent: August 06, 2006 8:39 PM
| To: Pianotech List
| Subject: RE: Wood Stripper
| 
| 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