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Stripping the last bit of wood (post #186116)

BigMish on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 15:07
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I’ve removed most of the paint from my stairs using paint stripper. There is now just a sicky-gunky residue that I can’t remove. I’ve tried:

  • Adding more paint remover and scraping it of: I can’t help but leave behind a bit of the gunk
  • Rubbing out with paint thinner on steel wool: this just doesn’t do any thing
  • Sandpaper, this moves the gunk a bit but don’t remove it

 

How can I get this last bit off?!

 

Thanks, M

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Gunk Remover (post #186116, reply #1 of 7)

by calvin in reply to BigMish [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 15:33

There's a couple of suppliers of paint/varnish remover that is not the paste style caustic stuff.  This is to be applied by rubbing  on with steel wool.  Homer Formby had something.  If necessary I'll go to the shop and see if I have a partial can and give you the label info.

I have used other stuff, like lacquer thinner, denat. alcohol, naptha.......

but the combo chemicals in those refinishing products is a bit better/easier.

You dip the steel wool in a bowl with the stuff.

wring it out a bit-rub-rewet and wring......repeat until the residue is miraculously removed.

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If you can find the same of (post #186116, reply #3 of 7)

by BigMish in reply to calvin [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 17:10

If you can find the same of the stuff you mentioned please let me know, thanks very much.

 

I've got some lacquer thinner I can try in the mean time....

BigMish (post #186116, reply #4 of 7)

by calvin in reply to BigMish [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 18:00

I stuck it in the previous message in that subject box up above this.............

Here you go again.

KleenStrip-Kleen Kutter Remover

(of course I couldn't remember the spelling of the can by the time I got back here.  But if not KLEEN, then try Klean.......I know the K's are right!

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Eureka! (post #186116, reply #5 of 7)

by calvin in reply to calvin [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 18:02

Mish, here's a bit of Forum information.

If you copy and past whatever is in the Subject box just above this message box

 

It turns into a link to that one message.

 

This site is like panning for gold.  No telling what you might uncover.

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KleenStrip-Kleen Kutter Remover (post #186116, reply #2 of 7)

by calvin in reply to BigMish [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 15:41

That's the can that's in the cabinet now.  Have used fornby's-same type of stuff.  For fine furniture-works well with varnish-I'd try it.

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great, thanks! (post #186116, reply #6 of 7)

by BigMish in reply to calvin [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 19:02

great, thanks!

Best of luck (post #186116, reply #7 of 7)

by calvin in reply to BigMish [original] on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 19:07

Hope it works for you.

It cleaned up a pretty detailed oak door I refurbished.

A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.

Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.


http://www.quittintime.com/