Strippers! Safety first.

[Cherrybomber13]

If anything my time on Wix has shown me is there are no stupid questions when it comes to safety.

We are stripping the paint off of our Sikorsky H-19. What precautions should we take if we encounter Magnesium on the skins. I believe regular Jasco stripper may react and possibly cause issues. We have had no problems so far, I'm just being cautious.

[The Inspector]

Drew,
According to JASCO's MSDS page use on reactive substances including magnesium is to be avoided.
How about a nice baking soda strip then all you need are cotton rags soaked in vinegar to remove any baking soda powder remains so you can go home smelling like a nice garden salad.
Be keerfull buddy!

[lmritger]

Drew, I applaud your efforts to be safety-conscious, but I will not attempt to hide my disappointment that this thread turned out to be something completely different than what I was expecting.

Lynn

[Pathfinder]

Misleading headline.....you should be writing for Huffington Post/AOL

[shrike]

Yeah, I was expecting tips for pasty safety wiring, or tassel awareness training.

[seabee1526]

Like anything else, when working with strippers make sure you wrap yourself up well.

[Craig59]

Drew,

It's not a question of "if" you'll encounter magnesium. The H-19 skin is a magnesium-aluminum alloy. I have the data at home and will get it to you when I return on Sunday.

By the way, if you have a little time for packaging this weekend, my checkbook is at the ready...

[Lynn Allen]

I thought maybe Doug had another photo for us.... Dang

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[RickH]

You can remove stripper from a pole by applying large amounts of CASH !

[Cherrybomber13]

Now... Now... I figured the headline would get some people reading and responding. Thank you for the responses.