[TheForge] black pipe

[Larry Brown]

Acetylene torch with O2 rich flame or trigger pulled a bit, wire brush the 
ash off. Use ventilation or do outside, not usually noxious but can be 
smokey. Cant say what is on the chinese stuff, just assume it's toxic

L Brown


At 06:44 PM 12/20/2012 -0600, you wrote:
>It's coated with a varnish material. Try paint stripper.
>We never used to worry about removing it when it was installed. It seems 
>the painters could just clean it with a rag and paint right over it. But 
>most of the time after installation it was covered with pipe insulation... 
>never had to look at it again unless we had to tie into it.
>
>Paul
>
>
>On 12/20/2012 06:15 PM, Mark and Sylvia Mondloch wrote:
>>Has anyone found an easy way to get the stuff they put on black pipe off. 
>>I have used sandblasting but there has got to be a better way.
>>
>>Mark and Sylvia Mondloch
>>Silver Creek Pottery & Forge
>>mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
>>www.silvercreekpottery.com