Paint strippers - recommendations

[dsc]

Gents,

I'm currently cleaning up an old vice and would like to repaint it, which of course means removing the old paint. Any suggestions on what works best for this? mind you I'll be doing this inside, at home (not in a garage) so I'd prefer something safe, even if it means it needs to sit overnight or takes longer. The vice is a size B00, bit bigger than my hand (and I have fairly standard hands), so generally I can soak it in a bucket or easily maneuver etc.

Cheers,
T.

[magicniner]

The weather's not too bad so I'd do it outside with Nitromorse, wearing overalls, gloves & glasses.
I don't know of a good "safe" paint stripper, as with a gun the real safety is the user ;-)

- Nick

[Musht]

Nitromors is no fun since they removed the DCM, very much an outdoor activity, sure heard of DCM and wallpaper paste being used

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Methylene-...item2eddc41583

Or soak in caustic soda, its what dip-n-strip used,

Or mebbe really just need loose paint off before repainting?

[dsc]

I've heard Nitromors is no longer any good, apparently does very little on stubborn paint. DCM on the other hand - apparently nasty stuff and can corrode metal if what they say on the internet is true. Found that 3M does something called Tal-strip II which is meant to be super quick and works on pretty much anything, shame it's hard to get in the UK.

Thinking about inside vs outside I do have a bit of a green area outside of the house, so indeed with the weather getting better I can stick something in a bucket / cardboard box and leave it to work, then use double gloves / mask to clean off and get primed for painting. I'd like to get the old paint off as it's chipped in places and if I just repaint it will look sloppy.

T.

[Wal]

A bit of a curve-ball, but I bought some of this an age ago:

https://www.trade1st.co.uk/trade-str...FYrLtAodwzUAAA

It worked wonderfully for it's intended purpose (removing graffiti) but recently I used it on a small section of old-school powder-coat. I left it on for 20 minutes or so, after which the coat slid off - I barely needed to touch it.

For something that's safe/non-solvent/smells of apples, it's ridiculously powerful.

Wal.

[MikeyC38]

Hi Guys

I've used the following "Peelaway 7" on stubborn wood stain and it does the job beautifully, although it is not cheap but extremely effective. See here http://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/...peelaway-seven. Works on wood, metal stone etc. The best paint remover I have ever used!

Also Paint Panther is good. Cheaper than Peelaway but more faff involved and definitely better/nicer than the reformulated Nitromors . See here http://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/...arnish-remover

Regards
Mike