Subject: Anyone used PEELAWAY Paint Stripper?

From: [email-masked] (Ted Claire)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 10:51:39 GMT

Has anyone any experience using the Dumond Chemical Co. Peelaway paint
stripping system?  I am trying to remove a coat of 80-year old shellac
>from  redwood panelling and molding.  Is this stuff available in a
sample kit so I don't have to buy $40 worth to see if it works?  Your
experiences would be helpful to me.  Thanks

Ted Claire

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From: "Casey " <[email-masked]>
Date: 2 Apr 1997 02:22:33 GMT

Ted,
If all's you got is shellac, why use peel-away? It's mainly for removing up
to 20 coats of paint. Shellac is singularly simple to dissolve with
denatured alcohol. You may instead use a liquid stripper, or citrus based
'safe stripper' if so inclined. 
If you want to sample the effect of peel-away, mix up a bit of lye, water,
and corn starch, and apply to an inconspicuous spot, like a baseboard
behind a door, and see what that does. If it doesn't turn the redwood
black, and you don't mind having to rinse with water and neutralize with
vinegar, then peel-away may be the thing for you. (or you could just keep
going with the lye and save $40.)
Casey

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