Jim That does it! The aluminium is incompatible with the strong alkaline cleaners (and chlorinated solvents would need to be heavily stabilised, as well). Your only hope, IMHO, is a good methylene chloride based gel with a bit of phenol added for good luck (MC/DCM alone will not attack a properly cured epoxy within a reasonable time) - nasty stuff. BTW, don't be misled because other organics, such as DMSO, are said to be less dangerous than MC/DCM. They are possibly much more dangerous but there are fewer regulations, because they haven't been thoroughly evaluated for toxicity (like nPB, for example). Brian Marsico, James wrote: > We occasionally have the need to strip epoxy based (oil?) paints (MIL stuff) > from aluminum chassis. > > Jim Marsico > Senior Engineer > Production Engineering > EDO Electronics Systems Group > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > 631-595-5879 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rudy Sedlak [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 5:43 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] PAINT STRIPPERS > > What are you stripping?? If paint, is it oil or water based? > > Rudy Sedlak > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8e > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following > text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: > http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------