Wood Stripper

[Greg Newell]

Terry,
         It's possible I suppose but I told the 
girl on the phone what I wanted to do with it. It 
should have been the right product but I really 
don't feel like digging through old receipts to 
find out for sure.  Still, aren't they both 
supposed to be safe? At least that's what they lead you to believe.

Greg Newell


At 02:44 PM 8/7/2006, you wrote:
>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
>>
>

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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