RobHerrington
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Previous owner of this nice deep fat fryer decided to paint it red and use it for a wind chime. Trying to strip it with my orbital sander.
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Cast iron wind chime
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RobHerrington
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Thanks. I can't seem to find any formula that eases my concerns about poison. What do you recommend? Ready strip in the bottle?
I appreciate your input.
I appreciate your input.
RobHerrington
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I appreciate you guys! I have a lye bath already prepared and working, but do not have a an electrolysis set up. I guess you would have mentioned lye if you thought it worth trying (?)
Rob, if I were not sure whether or not a pan was painted with lead-based paint, I wouldn't put it in my lye tub. I would be afraid it could contaminate my whole tub. I would (and have done this) spray it down with heavy duty Oven Off and put it in a black plastic bag for awhile. Depending on how warm it is where you live, the paint will loosen so it can be scraped off. Then you can test the surface for lead. If lead-free, you can reuse the bag. If not, you can discard the black bag and turn your pan back into a wind chime!
RobHerrington
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Good idea, Donna. Thanks!
---------- Post added at 05:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------
Since my lye bath is otherwise occupied, I am going to try this eco-friendly approach:
For non-toxic paint removal, try using a solution composed of baking soda and boiling water. Although consistently effective when used with metal hardware such as hinges and doorknobs, it doesn't remove paint on non-metal surfaces like the walls in your home. But it will refresh the look of your wall paint and remove the paint on those hinges you covered by mistake, without costing a bundle or filling your house with the unpleasant fumes created by chemical based paint removal products.
Things You'll Need
Pot
1/4 cup baking soda
1 quart of boiling water
Tongs
Toothbrush
Cloth
Fill a large pot with 1 quart water. Be sure to use an old pot you no longer want to use for cooking.
Place the pot on the stove. Add the 1/4 cup baking soda and allow it to fall to the bottom of the pot. Do not stir the baking soda into the water.
Turn the stove on and bring the water to a simmer, or low boil. While waiting for the mixture to simmer, set up an area in your kitchen where you can dry your metal hardware pieces by laying down dry cloth.
Place the pieces of hardware into the simmering water using tongs. Do not let any of the hardware pieces touch each other or the sides of the pot.
Remove each piece of hardware from the water using the tongs, once the paint has fallen off. This should take approximately 15 minutes. Use an old toothbrush or cloth to scrub off any minor paint remaining on the piece.
[15 minutes?? Wow, I'll believe it when I see it!]
---------- Post added at 05:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------
Since my lye bath is otherwise occupied, I am going to try this eco-friendly approach:
For non-toxic paint removal, try using a solution composed of baking soda and boiling water. Although consistently effective when used with metal hardware such as hinges and doorknobs, it doesn't remove paint on non-metal surfaces like the walls in your home. But it will refresh the look of your wall paint and remove the paint on those hinges you covered by mistake, without costing a bundle or filling your house with the unpleasant fumes created by chemical based paint removal products.
Things You'll Need
Pot
1/4 cup baking soda
1 quart of boiling water
Tongs
Toothbrush
Cloth
Fill a large pot with 1 quart water. Be sure to use an old pot you no longer want to use for cooking.
Place the pot on the stove. Add the 1/4 cup baking soda and allow it to fall to the bottom of the pot. Do not stir the baking soda into the water.
Turn the stove on and bring the water to a simmer, or low boil. While waiting for the mixture to simmer, set up an area in your kitchen where you can dry your metal hardware pieces by laying down dry cloth.
Place the pieces of hardware into the simmering water using tongs. Do not let any of the hardware pieces touch each other or the sides of the pot.
Remove each piece of hardware from the water using the tongs, once the paint has fallen off. This should take approximately 15 minutes. Use an old toothbrush or cloth to scrub off any minor paint remaining on the piece.
[15 minutes?? Wow, I'll believe it when I see it!]
RobHerrington
Member
Don't taze me, Bros, but I have decided to use Ready Strip paint remover on the outside of my painted wind chime. I figure it can't hurt me, as I don't, after all, cook on the outside of my pan, and frankly this paint is just too resistant to sandpaper, steel wool, and even my orbital sander to make it worth my time.
I did manage to get all the paint off the inside with steel wool and elbow grease (okay, I used the sharp edge of a pocket knife on one spot on the inner side), and I'm ready to get curing and cooking. So ... off I go to Home Depot.
If any paint remover residue gets onto the cooking surface and poisons me, well, at least I will have gone down with the ship!
I did manage to get all the paint off the inside with steel wool and elbow grease (okay, I used the sharp edge of a pocket knife on one spot on the inner side), and I'm ready to get curing and cooking. So ... off I go to Home Depot.
If any paint remover residue gets onto the cooking surface and poisons me, well, at least I will have gone down with the ship!