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Painted 42-PT91
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02-15-2017, 11:30 PM
(02-15-2017, 06:50 PM)wb6jhj Wrote:  An alternative I have used to get paint off Bakelite cabinets is to put it in a bath of UN-diluted Pine-sol for a day or two.  The paint will slide off most of the cabinet.  Then strain the fluid and put it away till next time!

Thanks, wb6jhj.  I read that the citrus stripper works well, too....but if you can re-use the pine-sol, might be worth a try. And welcome aboard (I'm brand new here, too).   Icon_smile


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Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-14-2017, 11:32 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by Arran - 02-15-2017, 02:18 AM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by OldRestorer - 02-15-2017, 08:22 AM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-15-2017, 08:31 AM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-15-2017, 03:19 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by wb6jhj - 02-15-2017, 06:50 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-15-2017, 11:30 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by klondike98 - 02-15-2017, 09:49 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by OldRestorer - 02-16-2017, 04:06 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-16-2017, 06:45 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by Arran - 02-16-2017, 08:05 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-16-2017, 09:30 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by Paul Philco322 - 02-16-2017, 10:29 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-20-2017, 01:12 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by dal61 - 02-20-2017, 03:36 PM
RE: Painted 42-PT91 - by Arran - 02-21-2017, 04:59 AM



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