[TheForge] Cast Iron

[James Binnion]

What about commercial solvent based paint removers?

Jim
On Feb 14, 2006, at 3:57 PM, Rick wrote:

> Hello again -
>
>    Thanks for all the reply's on the cast iron cleaning.  I hadn't  
> thought about needing to breathe while the lead based paint is  
> burning in the shop. Already have enough sinus and breathing  
> problems without adding to them.  I guess I'll just stick to the  
> putty knife and degreaser.
>
> Thanks again,
> Rick
>
>
>> Hi Guys -
>>
>>    I am not someone who knows much about cast iron.  I have an old
>> power
>> hack saw that I am cleaning and trying to resurrect.  It is under
>> layersw of
>> grease and even more layers of paint.  What I need to know is,  
>> will it
>> hurt
>> cast iron to go into the forge fire for a while to burn off some  
>> of this
>>
>> crap?  I would save LOTS of time and trouble if I could burn it off
>> without
>> damaging the parts.  Has anyone done this successfully, or does  
>> someone
>> know
>> that it shouldn't be done?
>>
>
>
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James Binnion
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