[ARC5] MFP - how to remove?

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 25 Sep 2016 at 17:05, Richard Knoppow wrote:

>     However formaldehyde is volatile so I suspect there is none left in 
> the dried out coating. Its used as a hardener for photographic gelatin 
> but none stays in the gelatin after its dried.  I don't know what it is 
> MFP lacquer but I also think there was more than one kind. My own 
> experience is that paint remover gel will get it off but it takes 
> several applications over a long period of time.  For the most part 
> there is no good reason to remove it unless moisture is getting under it 
> and causing corrosion. If the coating is intact it will continue to 
> protect the surfaces. Sometimes one has to put up with things looking ugly.

True.

And sometimes things are SOOOOO ugly, they hurt, and make using the 
effected gear impossible.

Ken