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RICK: looks great, stripping is best expecially if the previous coating has failed. KEVIN: Cabot has the best solid on the market imho, never tried the OVT, does it really cover in one coat? Same color/color change? We used to use cabot but switched to cuprinol/deckscapes because there is a SW just about everwhere here and I have an account so it's easy for my guys if they need a gallon or two, colors allready on the computer.. Back when we used cabot, sometimes we would end up with a highschool kid at aco trying to figure it out.

Kevin: have you used HD on a solid strip yet? I really like that product, would be nice if it came with a measuring cup, had to mcgyver something the first time I used it. Also I'm getting five gallon buckets of meth for about 90.00, not a bad price, I kind of got away from the whole solid stain bit, I sub em to a buddy. RJ: If you bid the job high for stripping, go for it, you may have some sanding to do on the horizontals, expecially around the knots, but these jobs usually take some time. If the customer is ok with using solid again, and the coating is not peeling everywhere, it's alot easier, you wont need to completly remove the old solid, just a good wash, a light sand, and two fresh coats.

5" dewalt orbital sander with 100 grit hook and loop paper, it will only take a few minutes. If the sealer was thick use 60 or 80 grit. HD carries them but I go to lowes now just for those because their sandpaper is better, cheaper and comes in large contractor packs. Its a great tool to keep on hand anyway.

I couldn't get on with internet explorer so i tried aol and bingo, but some things on the site seem to be loading slow.

I tried a few times over the past couple of days and I got nothing too?? Just talked to bob friday before he left for the roundtable and he didn't mention anything?? I just tried again while writing this post and nada??

Havn't tried HD on solids before but it works great on other thick films if left to dwell for 15 minutes or so. Mix it strong if you do, let us know how it goes. I usually pass on those thick solid strips here cause their a pain. Last year we tried everything the market bears to strip the 52 years and many coats of paint on my cedar shake siding at my personal residence, and what melted everything was a METHOLYNE CHLORIDE paver stripper that we use to remove old acrylic coatings. The stuff is dangerous! but if you suit up properly and wear a respirator and goggles it's not so bad. Amazingly, it did not screw up my cedar. I guess there is something we found out of despiration to get all of the paint off my home that will work great if the need arises to melt paint or solid stains. Anything else out there work great?

I used that stuff when I first started, I cant believe how black the decks turned. I lost alot of customers due to that. Also, somewhat difficult to remove if not weathered. Cant say much about the hardwood sealer though, let us know how it looks after a year. I believe that natural oils tend to feed mold as to where the synthetics do not.

Had a question about ratio's, but figured it out, bump this post.

I recently used a methylene chloride paver stripper to remove 40 years of paint from my house, I tried everything on the market and nothing melted it off like this, it worked great allthough you must suit up and wear a respirator as it is a pretty toxic chemical. My house is cedar shake and it didn't tear up the cedar, it also melted the sikkens cetol 23 off my small deck below. Just something I tried out of desperation to remove all paint layers.

Sodium hydroxide stripper followed up with a citric acid brightener.

40 degrees. When completed, I took a rag lightly wet with spirits, and wiped all horizontals and runs. Worked great, got paid.