Stripping polymerized linseed oil

Michael White wrote:

>
> I goofed when applying a polymerized linseed oil/beeswax topcoat. I got
> sidetracked and did not properly wipe off the excess before it dried. So
> now it's very sticky. I've been stripping some of it off (along with the
> stain :/) with Strip Kleen varnish remover, but it's very slow going.
MEK
> also requires lots of time, elbow grease, and gloves. Is there something
> easier?

Possibly acetone, but it still requires gloves, terry towels, and lots
of elbow grease.

Lew

Michael White wrote:

> Lew,
>
> Thanks - that stuff did the job best of all. I finished the job in
an hour,
> versus with the Strip Kleen, I did about a quarter of it in an hour. I
> went through quite a few of those disposable gloves, though.

When it comes to the ketones, acetone has the most "zip" compared to
MIK, MEK, etc.

Glad things worked out.

Lew

In article <[email protected]>,
Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
>Michael White wrote:
>
> > Lew,
> >
> > Thanks - that stuff did the job best of all. I finished the job in
>an hour,
> > versus with the Strip Kleen, I did about a quarter of it in an hour. I
> > went through quite a few of those disposable gloves, though.
>
>When it comes to the ketones, acetone has the most "zip" compared to
>MIK, MEK, etc.
>
>Glad things worked out.
>
>Lew

And they make it in 4 grades, too:

1. Low strength acetone

2. Medium strength acetone

3. High strength acetone,

and,
4. for those really, really, tough jobs,





KICK ACETONE.



--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]

Lew Hodgett wrote:

> Michael White wrote:
>
> >
> > I goofed when applying a polymerized linseed oil/beeswax topcoat. I
> > got
> > sidetracked and did not properly wipe off the excess before it dried.
> > So
> > now it's very sticky. I've been stripping some of it off (along with
> > the stain :/) with Strip Kleen varnish remover, but it's very slow
> > going.
> MEK
> > also requires lots of time, elbow grease, and gloves. Is there
> > something easier?
>
> Possibly acetone, but it still requires gloves, terry towels, and lots
> of elbow grease.
>
> Lew

Lew,

Thanks - that stuff did the job best of all. I finished the job in an hour,
versus with the Strip Kleen, I did about a quarter of it in an hour. I
went through quite a few of those disposable gloves, though.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer