I read at the Brooklyn terminal site that one can use easy off oven cleaner to strip paint. Has anyone heard about this? Go down page for info.
http://www.bronx-terminal.com/?cat=20 (http://www.bronx-terminal.com/?cat=20)
I believe that is for stripping Solvent Based Paints.
Suggest reading this page. According to Tim Warris, oven cleaner won't harm plastics, but I would sure use gloves, face mask and eye protection.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide
Known commonly as lye or caustic soda. Unlike baking soda, however, it is not to be taken internally, because it is highly damaging to human tissue—particularly the eyes.
Dear Friends,
Did not know this could be used as a paint stripper.
Bob,
The Wikipedia link is very informative. Lye or alkali burns penetrate tissues, and thus can be damaging to mucous membranes, versus acid burns which form a shallow scar and usually do not penetrate as deeply.
Another interesting note is a 0.5M solution is considered to be caustic. One humorous note in an old OMNI magazine asked the question: "Got mole problems? Call Avogadro 6.04 x 10 to the 23rd power." I guess it is funny to we who like chemistry.
Another one is radioactive cats have 18 half-lives.
Best Wishes,
Jack
That reminds me of Mr Murphy chemistry class in high school. I won some jelly beans because I knew Avogadro's number
I have used Easy Off oven cleaner for cleaning off paint . It will also remove decals . You will have to do a bit of scraping but it works quite well . It is an irritant to nasal passages .
Don
What type material are you taking paint off? I'm going to be removing paint off three Proto 2000 diesel locomotives my bro-in-law gave me this weekend. They're BN GP18 & 20 and a GN SD7 locos. These are die-cast metal.
I think when I was younger and more honest with myself "die-cast metal" was called "pot-metal." ...cheapest metal you could find.
Okie Rick
I have touted Easy-Off as a paint stripper for years.
Don't buy the low fume variety. Regular flavor....extra stinky.
Grab a cheap sealed tupperware style container from Wallyworld. Spray the model and seal and let sit. I have stripped diecast, styrene, resin and aluminum with this method.
And have never eaten a body.
Sid
The latest issue of Model Railroader magazine (May 2009) has an article entitled: "Strip, detail, and repaint a diesel switcher". Most of the article deals with adding detailing to an NW2 engine; but the first step concerns stripping paint.
Ray