Restoring a Steamer Trunk

[spikeyhead]

A friend of mine uses caustic soda with wallpaper paste, just brushes on and stays on until you're ready to peel all the gunge off

[battered]

Good plan, that will work.

[Some Gump]

@ anyone thinking of using the raw chemicals versions, not the thick gloopy "safer for domestic use" versions of things:

Get your PPE right. Make sure the gloves you're using have a very long exposure time to DCM if that's your stripper of choice. Loads of people think they can simply use some thick marigolds and it'll be reet. They're wrong. In 30 mins your standard chef marigold is toast to DCM, you need the higher spec ones.

All gloves have a chemical chart that states the breakthrough of common chemicals.mcheck what you're planning to wear v's what you're planning to use.

Happy stripping!

[spikeyhead]

I've often wished for thicker rubber in my stripper experiences too

[FrankAbagnale]

I'm starting to get a bit worried that the anti terrorist unit are going to bash down my door and find me mixing chemicals in a hazmat suit!

I've got a heat gun arriving today so will try that first and report back.

[battered]

Careful you don't scorch the wood.