Super Clean degreaser

bambuko

Member since
April 2006

Posted by bambuko on Friday, April 7, 2006 2:51 PM

since the active component of Super Clean Degreaser used for stripping the paint is Sodium Metasilicate (Caustic Soda) why not use just that?
I get caustic soda in powder from from hardware shop and mix it with water before immersing the model to strip it. You have total control - you can add more or less caustic soda to male it more or less powerful. I also use warm rather than cold water to aid the process. The only drawback is that you can only really use it for total stripdown.
Chris

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:32 PM

tho9900 wrote:
MikeV wrote:

That's odd Tom as it doesn't bother my skin so far but I do not stick my hand down into it either.

It doesn't irritate it or anything Mike... it just got scaly feeling... even lotion didn't help much.. I just had to wait a few days for my natural oils to come back. I thought picking them up with my fingers and rinsing would be ok. Evidently I got enough on there long enough to decide gloves would be on my hands the next time I uesed it haha...

I hear you buddy, don't mess around with that stuff as I have read it will remove skin if left on there long enough.

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 25, 2006 6:12 PM

MikeV wrote:

That's odd Tom as it doesn't bother my skin so far but I do not stick my hand down into it either.

It doesn't irritate it or anything Mike... it just got scaly feeling... even lotion didn't help much.. I just had to wait a few days for my natural oils to come back. I thought picking them up with my fingers and rinsing would be ok. Evidently I got enough on there long enough to decide gloves would be on my hands the next time I uesed it haha...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Friday, March 24, 2006 9:27 PM

tho9900 wrote:
Wulf - I've stripped poorly adhered lacquer off of plastic with it... and Alclad as well. I had to let it sit for about 48 - 72 hours but it took 99%of it off... it really does work! (just wear gloves when rinsing the pieces.. it will suck every bit of moisture from your hands and leave you feeling like you have dry 'sharkskin' hands for a week or more if you don't)

Voice of experience... thought I would dunk one part painted with acrylics and rinse... it wasn't a good feeling afterwards...

That's odd Tom as it doesn't bother my skin so far but I do not stick my hand down into it either. Smile [:)]

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 24, 2006 8:40 PM

Wulf - I've stripped poorly adhered lacquer off of plastic with it... and Alclad as well. I had to let it sit for about 48 - 72 hours but it took 99%of it off... it really does work! (just wear gloves when rinsing the pieces.. it will suck every bit of moisture from your hands and leave you feeling like you have dry 'sharkskin' hands for a week or more if you don't)

Voice of experience... thought I would dunk one part painted with acrylics and rinse... it wasn't a good feeling afterwards... Disapprove [V]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Friday, March 24, 2006 11:41 AM

Wulf wrote:
It strips paint off models?? Acryl and enamel?

Yes. Read this: http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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Wulf

Member since
February 2006
From: Southeast Louisiana

Posted by Wulf on Friday, March 24, 2006 11:16 AM

It strips paint off models?? Acryl and enamel?

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Super Clean degreaser

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:28 PM

I see that it is no longer called, CSC, "Castrol Super Clean" now huh?
I wonder when that changed?
I went to Wal-Mart earlier and got a gallon of Super Clean for $6.36 which is a great deal on the best paint stripper for modeling you can buy.
I was at another auto store today and bought some "Purple Power" cleaner which sounded like the same thing and it is worthless in my opinion.
The difference is that Super Clean contains Sodium Hydroxide (lye) and Purple Power doew not.
Once again, accept no substitutes. Smile [:)]

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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