Stripper/Remover for difficult stock finishes

[p-man]

On an earlier post someone asked about removing the finish used on Remington wood stocks - I would like to share this with all as it is the best remover that I have come across by far. It is called "JASCO Premium Paint & Epoxy Remover" and has the same consistence as "Strip-Eze" . IMPORTANT FACTORS: (1) wear chemical-resistant rubber/plastic gloves (this stuff is powerful and will chemically 'burn' your skin, and (2) once applied, give the stuff time to work but do not let it evaporate to the point that it dries to a dry scale, if so you have to reapply even more to re-wet and remove the sludge. It has removed Rem finishes for me - one good soaking application removed 75-85% of the finish and the second application took care of the rest - there's always going to be some difficult spots that you will need to scrape off but not many.

After stripping I always scrub with hot water and plastic wool and let dry for a minimum of three days before resanding.

 

[VaniB]

On an earlier post someone asked about removing the finish used on Remington wood stocks ..........

After stripping I always scrub with hot water and plastic wool and let dry for a minimum of three days before resanding.

After quite a bit of research on auto refinish websights, I found that strippers like Home Depot's "Klean-Strip KS-3" that contain Methylene Chloride are essential for tough epoxy finishes. Don't know what Jasco contains, but I suspect it would also have Methylene C. if it works well.

Scrubbing and rinsing the stock with water is fine if you don't have checkering to worry about. If you have checkering and don't intend to try and retrace or rechecker it , then it is best to use mineral spirits or buy a pre-made stripper wash/rinse to avoid raising and fuzzing the wood checkering with water.