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I tried with alcohol and acetone and nothing happened. The stock is bright and the
checkering is covered with it. I imagine it is some kind of epoxy finish. Sanding would
work on most of the stock, but the checkering...
What would you recommend; hopefully something generic as I am not near a Home
Depot store.
Thanks in advance.
JC
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If it's an epoxy finish, you won't budge it unless you use a good quality paint/epoxy stripper.
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I work in the paint department of Home Depot and I sell a couple of strippers by Kleen Strip. One works in 15 minutes and the other works in 30 minutes. You apply it with a cheap brush, let it work, and scrape it off with a plastic putty knife. After that, you have to neutralize with their own product or you can use paint thinner, lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, or turpentine. These products work, but you have to follow directions to the hilt, along with wearing proper proection: mask, heavy duty gloves, and long sleeve shirt. This stuff gets on you, it will eat through hide, hair, and bone.
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Gentlemen, thank you for your help.
I thought it would be a pita. I'll look for good quality strippers (I'll take several "ones"
just in case, or maybe "fives" considering the quality).
JC
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Ditzler Aircraft Stripper is about the best. Both that and Zip Strip are Methylene cloride based, do keep in mind your safe yearly exposure to this stuff is zero, and take the needed precautions.
Best,
Ted
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One of the reasons people have trouble striping finishes is they don't remove built up coats of wax first. Wipe the wood down thoroughly with turpentine before you try to strip it.
Jim
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BELIEVE ME, there isn't a wax on the face of the planet that will resist methylene cloride, ala' Zip Strip or Ditzler AS.
Best,
Ted
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I do not know if it is available in the Colonies but here in the UK we use 'NitroMors'stipple on with a stiff brush leave it to eat the poly and then neutralise with water.Scrub checkering with a nail brush or the wifes toothbrush.
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Thank you all again.
Off to look for methylene chloride based strippers available locally.
Already hid the wife's toothbrush for later use.
JC
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