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PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH

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ZANE

08-30-2000 08:46:28




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Just thought I would clarify my stripper recipe a little since I have been working at getting this 600 I bought ready to paint.

In about 5 quarts of water add and stir in about one cup of corn starch. This is the ingredient that makes it stick to the surface of what you are stripping. Add to this mixture stirring as you add one full can of RED DEVIL LYE. The lye can be found in the laundry or drain cleaner section of your local grocery store and cost about 3 dollars for a can. It works like magic. Just paint it on with a small mop or a big paint brush and let it sit for at least 30 minutes and then rince off with water under pressure. Either from the hydrant or a pressure washer. Both will work.
It may take a few applications according to how many coats of paint you are trying to get off but you can take it to the metal and not have to sand anything. You can paint directly on the bare metal. It will adhere better than if you prime it with Laquer.

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Jim (MD)

08-31-2000 08:00:04




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 Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to ZANE, 08-30-2000 08:46:28  
I'm anxious to try this. How careful do I need to be with the stuff the washes off the tractor?



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ZANE

08-31-2000 18:53:48




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 Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to Jim (MD), 08-31-2000 08:00:04  
I just let it hit the ground. I haven't seen any effect it has on anyhthing in the enviorenment but I'm sure it changes something. Everything we humans do changes the environment some way.
If all the people in the world could be gotten rid of look what a beautiful useless world it would be. Who would worry about what is out there is space and if there is a higher power etc?????
Who would worry about the green house gasses????
Who would worry about crop yeilds etc.?????
We are a problem you know!!!!!

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Jim (MD)

09-01-2000 06:21:11




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 Re: Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to ZANE, 08-31-2000 18:53:48  
Wow. Didn't mean to get you started, there, Zane! :-)

I was just saying that, since I have kids and animals, that I want to make sure that if a dog goes padding through the water a couple of hours after I wash it off that I won't be running the dog to the vet.



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Bill D

08-30-2000 14:14:05




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 Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to ZANE, 08-30-2000 08:46:28  
Zane you might want to add use rubber gloves and a face mask when working with lye Us old timers that saw mother making soap and cleaning drains understand that stuff some of our younger friends have probably never seen lye used or seen or heard of a small child dieing from ingesting it



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Bill D

08-30-2000 14:16:39




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 Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to Bill D, 08-30-2000 14:14:05  
P.S. don`t use it on aluminium!



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Marianne

10-10-2000 21:02:59




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 Re: Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to Bill D, 08-30-2000 14:16:39  
Also make sure you mix it in a glass container. Years ago I used this same mixture for stripping paint from furniture. You have to work fast and it is dangerous. Make sure no children are around and no pets. I hosed it off but stood back (way back).



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fred(ct)

08-30-2000 14:24:45




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 Re: Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to Bill D, 08-30-2000 14:16:39  
zane, I guess what i was wanting to know was if this recipe would degrease the block good enough so I would'nt have to have it hot tanked. thanks, fred



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ZANE

08-30-2000 18:20:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to fred(ct), 08-30-2000 14:24:45  
Yes it will just make the grease that has been baked on the engine for years just melt away.

I previously posted about the stripper and this time failed to caution to be sure to avoid contact with the stuff. Use safety goggles and rubber gloves like the man said.

If you want to rob a safe or something and don't want to leave finger prints just let some get on the fingers. That first layer of skin will disolve just like the paint and grease will.
Avoid the back spray when washing it off the parts. Just like any stripper you must be carefull with it.
It does a good job though and it is cheap to buy.
This old 600 had about 5 or 6 coats of different color paints on it and I have the fenders and wheels down to the metal with about 3 applications of the lye formula.

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fred(ct)

08-30-2000 14:11:20




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 Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to ZANE, 08-30-2000 08:46:28  
zane, thanks for posting your recipe. I will try it out on my 528n hood and fenders. I used oven cleaner and castrol super clean on block head and oil pan, Worked ok. Will this concoction harm internal block parts(valves,crankshaft,sleeves,camshaft,etc. removed)?



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ZANE

08-30-2000 18:24:14




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 Re: Re: PAINT STRIPPER FROM RED DEVIL LYE AND CORN STARCH in reply to fred(ct), 08-30-2000 14:11:20  
don't let it stand long on anything aluminum. It will disolve aluminum and creat hydrogen gas in the process which is very volatile. It is OK to let it touch aluminum but rince it off as soon as possible with lots of clear water.



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