PatrickM 14 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 I have my first acrylic stain scheduled for stripping tomorrow. Plan A is for HD-80 mixed strong with longer dwell time. Any suggestions for plan B if that does not go as well as expected? Patrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Plan B is to use very expensive ($40 per gallon) strippers that take a very long time to apply and are messy. On the plus side they are not caustic and will not eat your flesh. Do you know how to boost the strength of the HD-80? Call Russell Cissell at ESI and ask him what you can add to make the product more potent. You may also try searching for a post with "HD-80" and "glycol" as your keywords. Final note: Patrick, you really should get in the habit of doing test spots so you know how to charge accordingly. If you charged for HD-80 and some extra dwell time and have to end up spending another $300 in chemicals and another 8 hours applying, removing and sanding.. I'm guessing your profit will be out the window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Neil_Asheville 114 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Patrick. You can boost with propylene glycol. Prestone's LowTox in the white jug or Sierra something or other is the competing low tox formula. AutoZone carries the Prestone. Add up to 10% of solution. Call Russell Cissell anyway. /neil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 a little butyl in the mix helps too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I have my first acrylic stain scheduled for stripping tomorrow. Plan A is for HD-80 mixed strong with longer dwell time. Any suggestions for plan B if that does not go as well as expected?
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