List, here is a review of my experience with using the Dyna2 stripper formula purchased from Pianolac.com. My overall goal with this trial was to gain a more efficient method of stripping off old finish on the main cabinet of pianos while not using the toxic methlyene chloride stripper products. I use a local refinishing company to strip all the parts, all for only $100 (can't go wrong there). But I personally still need to strip the main areas that can't be dunked, and the last ornate cabinet of a Wing & Son Upright took only 8 hours to strip! Ugh. I decided to try this stuff on a current refinish/rebuild upright project. The old original finish is lacquer on a walnut veneer, you know, the typical old upright finish. I opened up the plastic gallon container and much to my surprise there was barely a detectable odor. Just a gallon of green cake mix with very little odor. I took my nylon paint brush and "painted" the cake mix generously - be sure to cover everything well so you don't see much dark wood underneath. The stripper didn't drip or glob or bunch together, just went on smooth and the total application time took 10 minutes. That was in the late afternoon. Leave it sit overnight. The next morning I opened the shop door - still, barely an odor. The little odor there was didn't give a bad smell, just a different odor. I skeptically looked at the piano and some of the green slime had turned clear and was partially dripping on the plastic I had lay around the piano in case... With a scotchbrite pad I started wiping with long strokes and much to my amazement, everything - the original finish and stripper wiped, not scrubbed, right off like a banana peel. Very easy. And it stripped right down to the original stain. In fact, most of it didn't even soak into the scotchbrite pad, it just fell off, so I only went through about 3 pads. After one side of stripper/old finish had been removed, the wood was still wet and remained wet for as long as I wanted. It gave me time to wipe everything down with alcohol and paper towels. Cleans everything up nice. Then I dry wipe with paper towels and it's ready to sand. No big mess, no scrubbing, no odor and basically no work, all in less than an hour to completely apply stripper (10 minutes night before) and take off finish (about forty minutes) on the main piano frame. The amount used was just under half a gallon. Efficiency: A+ Odor: A Cost: B (this would have been a "C" but since the efficiency was soooo good, it's worth the money) Overall experience with using this product including help on the phone with Pianolac: A Jay Mercier _________________________________________________________________ Help protect your PC. Get a FREE computer virus scan online from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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