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David Nebenzahl David Nebenzahl is offline
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Default varnish strippers

Father Haskell spake thus:

g wrote:

I'm doing some intro woodworking projects and need a good chemical
stripper that easy to clean up, will not interfere with sanding, and low
toxity level.


They're all toxic.


Not the citrus-derived ones.

Best cheapest ones are methylene chloride based. Vile as they
smell, they're mainly toxic to certain strains of white lab mice in
California.


Nope. Methylene chloride is a human carcinogen. Stay away from it!


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