[Boatanchors] MFP (was BC-342

[J. Forster]

Maybe something very nasty, like N,N DiMethylFormamide.

That is definitely not for home use.

John

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> I'm sure you are correct.  One further recollection about the commercial
> removal solvent is that it was moderately dangerous to use.  Maybe not
> suitable for the kitchen counter.  I don't recall anything other than that
> I think
> you had to be very careful not to get any of it on your skin.  I also
> never
> pursued finding out whether it was intended for use on the early or the
> later formula of MFP, because of the cost (or actually the minimum order
> quantity).
>
> In a message dated 2/23/2011 4:17:58 PM Central Standard Time,
> jfor at quik.com writes:
>> It may well be that the MFP coating contains solids and a solvent. After
>> application, the solvent evaporates and the solids polymerize. After
>> polymerization, the material is no longer soluable in the original
>> solvent. In such cases, a far more aggressive solvent may be needed to
>> remove the set-up coating.
>>
>> Certainly modern epoxy paints are like that. You can thin them and clean
>> up with a common solvent (xylene, acetone, MEK) but once set are nearly
>> impossible to dissolve.
>>
>> FWIW,
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ================
>>
>>
>>
>> >Richard,
>> >
>> >I don't.  All that I recall is that I only turned up one vendor and
>> that
>> >it
>> >was purpose mixed, not a generic.  A similar search today again turned
>> up
>> >MIL-V-173C as the late 20th Century spec.  But not the
>> after-application
>> >solvent for removal.
>> >
>>
>
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