I replied to a post over in the FE FC forum and thought this one might be worth a mention here as well.
It related to overlaying applied paint stripper with glad wrap to help it work better.
My reply was;
Oldie but a goodie.
Most if not all conventional paint strippers have an active compound called methylene chloride suspended in a wax agent which is formulated to allow the highly volatile (ie it evaporates very quickly when exposed to a normal atmosphere) MC to stay active long enough to do it's job of breaking down the paint for removal.
After the stripper is applied you overlay the stripper with glad wrap to help in reducing the loss of the active ingredient due to evaporation so it can be more effective. When you are ready peel away the plastic and away ya go !
We all take the stuff pretty much for granted but it IS DANGEROUS so please take heed of the information provided in the link below;
That method works well. Instead of glad wrap use plastic drop sheets. The stripper works best with this method on two pac or enamel. Acrylic doesnt fry up the same and needs a lot more work to remove. You usually need to apply the paint stripper several times.
another thing isaw a painter do is take to the paint with a screw driver before applying the stripper and plastic it allows it to get in under the paint
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping
Mick wrote:another thing isaw a painter do is take to the paint with a screw driver before applying the stripper and plastic it allows it to get in under the paint
This is a bad idea as the screwdriver can score the sheetmetal producing marks that often sink back after painting.
You would be better off hitting the surface with some 36 grit on a vibrator.
