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ZANE,lye stripper?

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dale b

04-16-2001 14:48:23




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about 6 months ago or so you had a formula for a paint stripper made froom lye and something. would you please give it to me again? many thanks. dale b ontario canada




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ZANE

04-16-2001 19:19:50




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 Re: ZANE,lye stripper? in reply to dale b, 04-16-2001 14:48:23  
You just use as much water as you want paint remover. A gallon will be a good amount to begin with to sorta experiment with. Add corn starch to the water FIRST till the water is the color of whole milk. Then stir in the lye slowly till the mixture begins to thicken. Add just enough to make it the consistency of thick gravy. Paint in on with a brush.
Use safety glasses and gloves. It will sting if it is gotten on the skin but will not burn if rinsed off soon with lots of water. Vinagar will act as a neutralizer.

Let is sit on the tractor etc as long as possible without it drying out. Then wash off with the garden hose or a pressure washer if one is available. You can do it as many times as it takes to get it all cleaned off. It will not harm the wiring.
The secret of sucess is the thickening that the corn starch contributes to the mixture. This allows it to stay where it is put and not run off and dry out too fast. Water and lye would do the same thing if it would stay put but it won't.

We get our lye at the grocery store here but I have heard that it is also an ingredient in some illegal drug and lots of stores no longer carry it.

Zane

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dale b

04-16-2001 20:19:21




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 Re: Re: ZANE,lye stripper? in reply to ZANE, 04-16-2001 19:19:50  
thanks for the fast reply. ill give it a whirle.
dale b oontario canada



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Steve(MO)

04-16-2001 19:00:19




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 Re: ZANE,lye stripper? in reply to dale b, 04-16-2001 14:48:23  
Dale,
Something else that works excellent is cheap oven cleaner. I learned about it on this board. Get the least expensive stuff you can find. I bough mine at K-Mart. It cuts right through the grease. As the other fella said, do a site search using "oven cleaner" as key words and you'll get more details than what I'm giving you here. BTW, the stuff is hard on your lungs so be sure to have good ventilation.

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Tom-Pa

04-16-2001 15:26:26




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 Re: ZANE,lye stripper? in reply to dale b, 04-16-2001 14:48:23  
Dale, Click on the archives above and in the key work box type in "LYE". You will come up with a number of references to Zane's lye recipe for his paint stripper..
Have fun and be safe
Tom-Pa



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Tom-Pa

04-16-2001 15:26:22




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 Re: ZANE,lye stripper? in reply to dale b, 04-16-2001 14:48:23  
Dale, Click on the archives above and in the key work box type in "LYE". You will come up with a number of references to Zane's lye recipe for his paint stripper..
Have fun and be safe
Tom-Pa



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