Date: 7/8/2003, 10:55 am
wouldn't the acetone also attack the epoxy?
: 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
Messages In This Thread
- Material: Effective idea for easy varnish removal
Robert N Pruden -- 7/8/2003, 12:00 am- Re: Effective varnish removal - yes but
Roy Morford -- 7/8/2003, 10:55 am- Re: Effective varnish removal - yes but
Robert N Pruden -- 7/8/2003, 12:20 pm
- Re: If It's Easy It's Probably Illegal
C. Fronzek -- 7/8/2003, 1:32 am- Re: If It's Easy It's Probably Illegal
Robert N Pruden -- 7/8/2003, 9:56 am- msds on acetone -- just for the record
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/8/2003, 9:03 pm- Re: msds on acetone -- just for the record
Robert N Pruden -- 7/9/2003, 11:11 am- More on acetone to make you wear your gloves *LINK*
Mike and Rikki -- 7/9/2003, 2:43 am- healthy respect for ketones is assured.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/9/2003, 8:05 pm- See Mike's post above for health info online *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 7/10/2003, 12:08 pm
- See Mike's post above for health info online *NM*
- More on acetone to make you wear your gloves *LINK*
- Re: msds on acetone -- just for the record
- msds on acetone -- just for the record
- Re: Effective varnish removal - yes but
- Re: Effective varnish removal - yes but