Warbird Information Exchange

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.

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Andrew King
Air Museum Director with no Museum to Direct
Open to Suggestions

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!

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

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

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

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

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Lest Hero-worship raise it's head and cloud our vision, remember that World War II was fought and won by the same sort of twenty-something punks we wouldn't let our daughters date.

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

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...

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Cheers,

Craig

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

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

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto

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

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Andrew King
Air Museum Director with no Museum to Direct
Open to Suggestions