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Did any of you guys ever try my Red Devil lye stripper recipe ?
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Posted by ZANE on August 26, 2000 at 16:14:35 from (152.163.213.188):
Did any of you guys ever try my recipe for the paint stripper and grease remover made from corn starch and Red Devil lye? I have been out at the shop most of the day today trying to get the 600 Ford tractor that I bought as a basket case a few weeks ago and have already rebuilt the engine and the steering sector. I had to do a lot of welding and bondo work on the hood and grill too.
Now I am working on taking most of the paint and all the grease off the tractor and the fenders and wheels. I am amazed at how this stuff makes the old paint just wash off after it has been sitting on it for about an hour or so. I do have a small pressure washer that makes it go faster but I have done it lots of times with just the garden hose in years gone by and had just about as good luck with it. If any of you are interested here is the recipe for the stripper. Cheap too!
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.
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