Olorin Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 So when you need to remove paint from your speakers for refinishing, what product do you like for doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Olorin, You got me all excited there for a second. I like Formby's for oil and varnish finishes. It's not too harsh and doesn't raise the grain. For paint, I'd stay away from any water based stripper. It would raise the grain and possibly the veneer. I would want to keep sanding to a minimum to avoid going through the top layer of veneer/ply. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Dude that was cruel Now more to the point yes I use essentialy HD's house brand and it works well but is not too harsh on the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Not too harsh on the wood? Not doing her job, then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I think I feel my grain rising... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Taylor Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I remember a woman that stripped in a club down in Houston, everyone like her because of her 48 double D's I liked her because she had a pretty face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyoldsarge Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 ---------------- On 5/14/2005 12:29:34 AM fini wrote: I think I feel my grain rising... ---------------- Fini, Knew you'd beat me to this one! Krusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 Thanks Rick and J. I'm not TOO concerned with having to sand since I'm setting up for a reveneer, so main focus is on getting a good substrate for the new veneer to bond to. Heh -- I knew the subject line would get attention. I guess I OUGHT to have known it would drift by the third post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I can think of three basic types of strippers: 1) http://www.kleanstrip.com/woodworkstripper.htm 2) http://www.idealindustries.com/ht/WireStrippers.nsf 3) Oops, I guess I should not provide a link for this type I have personally used types 1 and 2 with great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 My parents have used circa 1850 on an old dresser with success. Keep in mind most of the automotive / aircraft strippers are very harsh and will "burn" the wood. You also don't want it to get into the adhesive that holds the plies together, otherwise you may as well build new boxes from the git-go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 This thread just won't die (which is a good thing, since I just noticed it... My favorite stripper, in the days when they actually sang their own songs and danced, not just twirled around a pole with looks of utter boredom, was Bubbles LaFem on Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Bubbles was a protege of Evangaline the Oyster Girl who emerged from a (no surprise) oyster shell as she began her act. Once in a while, when Bubbles had had a few too many cocktails in the dressing room, she would conclude her act by throwing off her (legally required) g-string. Then the audience of conventioneers, frat boys and jaded old hangers-on would discern that Bubbles was more like "Buddy". The frat boys would run screaming into the night, convinced their orientation had been compromised, Bubbles would be hustled off stage for some coffee before the next show, and the conventioneers would have something to tell the lodge brothers back in Peoria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 Michael, that's a good point. Any experience with the Jasco stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Olorin, sorry, but the only strippers that I have tried are Deanco, very caustic strippers for stripping automotive paint. I have used probably 9 or 10 gallons of the stuff, very nasty to your skin if you get a tiny speck on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 5f5 the best one around here Boston area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 My girlfriend's son's friend's sister (whew...) was in such a vocation and did the dance at the son's bachelor party for him. Must have been pretty wierd watching someone you already know do that for you with others watching. (boy, what I just said...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 I have tried strippers before. I think you get the results you want by paying for a good one, willing to go the extra mile to do exactly what you want. Experienced ones, always better too. I would not know about the other kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaffstone Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 I used a cabinet scraper with good results on my LaScalas. I was only interested in refinishing the outter portions, not the inside corners in the bass bins. It only took about 30 minutes per speaker to scrape all the old finish off. Light sand afterwards and then on to re-finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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