New? stripper material

[Dan Lindberg]

I was wondering around today and stumbled on this stuff.

Star 10 stripper system.

http://www.starten.com/index.html

It was written up on a local wooden boat club site, with a good review.

Has anybody tried this stuff yet? Any comments about it?

Dan

[bob goeckel]

the ladies down at the de ja'vu might be interested!:D ;) :eek:

[MikeCav]

Looks expensive - $50 for 1 qt of liquid and 1 qt of paste which will do 12-20 sq ft.

[bob goeckel]

sorry about the spelling i just noticed the sign over the door is deja vu:D

[Fitz]

I saw some of that at a local paint store a couple of months ago and I was tempted to try it. As Mike said the costs bothered me too and I'm always skeptical about how environmentally friendly these newfangled chemical things really are. I figure more is known about the health issues of methylene chloride than some of these new options, so why not stick with the methylene chloride and just use it safely.

I didn't have a project to strip at the time. I have one to do in the near future. I suppose I could try it and report back.

YIKES - I just looked at the MSDS on that Website. It ain't much better than methylene chloride. It is a nice cocktail of MEK, toluene, and a couple of carcinogens...I still might try it.

[Dan Lindberg]

On a local (MN) Woodcraft site here are the prices, yes, expensive.

Liquid Strip, Quart #812103
Price: $13.99 Quantity:

Paste Strip, Quart #812107
Price: $16.99

On the review I read, they stripped 1/2 the outside of a 16-17 runabout and used 1 1/2 gal paste and < 1 gal liquid.

Here is the review,
http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Gadgets/StrippingaBoat.htm


I just read the MSDS sheet too, MEK, ya, no wonder it seems to work.
I wonder if the reviewer read the sheet too, it sure looks to me like one should be just a carefull with this stuff as regular stripper.

[bob goeckel]

at the deja vu all you have to do is say stripper and..:eek: :D

[Andre Cloutier]

Showed this to Bob few weeks back, sold at the Depot up here
took many layers of black varnish out of my model 50, stayed wet in direct sun and can be re-spread over and over. about $16/quart up here, does not raise grain and pleasant (almost) lemon smell.
I'm a convert.
that's all folks;)
http://www.biowash.com/products/product.php?pid=9

[Blue Viking]

Interesting concept!.....lasts up to 36 hours if needed and is re-sepreadable! AND...works in direct sunlight.....Hmmmm. NOW!....a New question on strippers, as long as we are into them. My associate and I have just acquired a Stowe and it was painted over original material....Any recomendations on a stripper that will take off the paint without attacking the original molded material unerneath?...Not into plastic material but think this one is worth saving

[Andre Cloutier]

Only thing i am aware of is soda blasting, which if done judiciously will take paint off layer by layer (albeit costly)
HOWEVER i dont know what it would do to the layers underneath on the last coat...

[Gil Cramer]

Call Rob @ 419 592-4900. He'll strip any canoe and about any boat. I've probably stripped 100 canoe( maybe that explains some of my nonsensical posts), but will never strip another as long as he will.
Happy holidays or Merry Christmas to all. Gil

[bob goeckel]

i guess having your jokes ignored is better than being hollered at for it.:rolleyes:

[Gil Cramer]

Yes Bob, Age has some advantages. Not long ago on Ebay there was an aluminum canoe with one end damaged. The seller's description indicated that it would make a good bookshelf. Unfortunately, I didn't have the high bid. Imagine a highly polished aluminum bookshelf with pop riveted aluminum shelves. OK Chuck, I'm ready for the verbal abuse.

[bob goeckel]

gil, there is a funiture store in fenton that has an aluminum canoe shelf and it does look kinda nice but needs polishing to be really nice.
well merry christmas to all ya all. i'm off to rip some cedar planking.

[Chuck Hoffhine]

Gad zooks, Gill has gone off the deep end this time. It could be the lead, fumes or too much holiday cheer. The nerve to even mention an al_ _ _ num canoe on this site or making a b_ _kshelf out of any canoe is blasphemy. I don't know what is going on up there at the Wooden Canoe Shop (aka The Wooden Canoe Chop Shop and Bookcase Co.) It may be indicative of the likes of what's happening there so I won't mention anything about the 'fishing boat' hidden behind Gil's shop that is made out of luaun plywood floor underlayment, drywall screws and FIB_ _ GLASS!!!...........

-Chuck

[Gil Cramer]

Thanks Chuck. I knew you would come through, albeit a little slow. Seriously, The best way to strip a canoe is to have somebody else do it. If you aren't committed to doing every part of the restoration yourself, contact a furniture stripper. I know of two that will do canoes- one in SW Michigan, and the other in NW Ohio. Costs should be less than $20/ ft of length for varnished interiors.