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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

When you get the can hot enough, for long enough to do the job, it'll
obviously be unsafe to handle. And yes, I've heard of gloves. Got any
ancient asbestos gloves? No? Fugettabout this idea.

I'm still waiting to hear from the person who suggested the idea,
whether he's actually done it or just conceived it. It sounds completely
reasonable to me, though. Perhaps your crib caught fire when you were a
baby, and you have an unreasonable terror of hot things. The idea
doesn't sound any more dangerous than a power tool to me. I'd encourage
the OP to try it on some scrap and let us know.