Wood Stripper

[Greg Newell]

I suppose that you could chalk it up to YMMV. 
Definitely enough of a problem for us that I won't use it again.

best,
Greg

P.S. enjoying the book BTW


At 02:12 PM 8/7/2006, you wrote:
>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

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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