Paint Stripping to Become More Difficult?

[Provincial]

A development in the paint stripping process is the new regulations proposed by the EPA, which would likely ban use of Methylene Chloride (also called Dichloromethane), which is often used in paint stripping products. As usual, if a chemical is effective and useful, it must be banned!

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bi...inesses-manufacturers-will-do-terrible-damage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloromethane

 

[Eddyde]

I noticed is MC paint stripper has been harder to find lately, the Big-box stores around me don't seem to stock it anymore. Though I did find some at a professional paint store. Anyway, I decided the last thing I paint stripped would be the last thing I ever paint strip. Tis such an unpleasant process...

 

[C-Bag]

Tis such an unpleasant process...

Unpleasant and super toxic. It’s why I don’t repaint my machines. I think it’s interesting that when faced with regulations there has been some non toxic replacements. One I’ve been trying to get to is stripping some powder coat and bought some stuff that everybody says is better than the old super toxic stuff and is non toxic. My problem is finding the right size pan to fit the part, not the stripper.

 

[woodchucker]

It's been unavailable for a long time here in NJ... It's way better than everything else.
Also recently MEK has disappeared, and I needed some to weld some abs plastic... damn.

The state of CA has deemed water to be toxic, so soon NJ will follow suit (just kidding ... I think)

 

[great white]

I bought about 10 cans of the “good stuff” before it disappeared off the shelves.

I went on the hunt about a year and a hakf ago after trying the new “green” paint stripper on a motorcycle rim. It was so pathetic I though I must have done something wrong. Nope, just ineffective.

If I ever run out, dot3 is also great at stripping paint…don’t ask me how I found that out…...

 

[MrWhoopee]

If I ever run out, dot3 is also great at stripping paint…don’t ask me how I found that out…...

I discovered this same thing, likely in the same way.

 

[benmychree]

What is dot3?

 

[MrWhoopee]

What is dot3?

Brake fluid

 

[wayback machine]

Oven cleaner (The cheap type with lye in it) works very well - Good for grease too

 

[7milesup]

Last fall I wanted to strip the paint off of a Vidmar cabinet. I mentioned my upcoming project to a coworker and he recommended this stuff...

Sunnyside® Back to Nature® Ready-Strip™ Pro-Strength Paint Remover - 1 gal.

Sunnyside® Back to Nature® Ready-Strip® Color-Changing Pro-Strength Paint Remover is the contractor version of Ready-Strip®. It changes color to let you know when the paint or varnish is ready for removal and can remove up to ten layers in a single application using a stripping tool...

www.menards.com

I was skeptical but I will have to say that it was the best stuff I have ever used. One application and the paint on the sides of the cabinet literally fell off. I was amazed at how well it worked plus I did not have to have a hazmat suit on.
With that being said, it will not work for everything, just like other paint strippers will not work for everything either. A few weeks ago I decided to strip and repaint the wheels on our Hyundai Santa Fe. The stuff in my above link sort of worked, but not great. I tried MEK too. Nope, it didn't work. Ended up using a wire wheel on my angle grinder the Back to Nature Stripper in combination. It was one of those projects that I wish I had never started but I had to see it through to the end.