Hey Robert,
Got a hydrocarbon filter strapped around your noggin when you slop that acetone?
I don't want to be the fright police but acetone is a neurotoxin AND a known carcinogen. That's why the folks who make paint strippers are trying all kinds of other compounds in their products.
We would miss you if you went.
Charlie

: Hey, All

: I figured out a very easy way to remove varnish and thought to pass it along
: to anyone needing to do the dirty deed. I found it necessary to remove the
: old varnish off of the rebuild in order to complete the epoxy work
: properly. I tried sanding but that was taking too long so my little brain
: lit up and managed to innovated a little. I scored the old varnish with 40
: grit sandpaper, sanding enough to really scratch it up a lot. I then
: soaked a rag in plenty of acetone and rubbed the varnish with the rag,
: thereby dousing the varnish with plenty of acetone. After a couple of
: minutes I sanded lightly with the 40 grit paper and low and behold, I
: found that the varnish came off like a severe case of psoriasis on a
: junkyard dog, right down to the epoxy. I figured this job would cost me at
: least a 6-pack of beer for all the work it would take to sand. Now it's
: down to only a couple. Now I have four beers to enjoy in front of a fire
: in my backyard. FYI!

: Robert N Pruden