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<p>[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 2744403, member: 13223"]Here in Australia we can still buy methylene chloride stripper, but it is nasty stuff...</p><p><br /></p><p>Caustic soda will change the appearance of wood very noticeably and damage it. I would only suggest it for a cheap piece which had wood worm damage -- they don't like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Caustic soda is a good way of treating a cast iron piece. It will not damage the iron, and as long as there is enough caustic in solution, it won't rust, either. So a caustic solution dip followed by high pressure water is a treatment that will strip the iron down without causing any damage. But it is a messy process, and you have to be very careful not to get it on you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 2744403, member: 13223"]Here in Australia we can still buy methylene chloride stripper, but it is nasty stuff... Caustic soda will change the appearance of wood very noticeably and damage it. I would only suggest it for a cheap piece which had wood worm damage -- they don't like it. Caustic soda is a good way of treating a cast iron piece. It will not damage the iron, and as long as there is enough caustic in solution, it won't rust, either. So a caustic solution dip followed by high pressure water is a treatment that will strip the iron down without causing any damage. But it is a messy process, and you have to be very careful not to get it on you.[/QUOTE]
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