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Commercial letter stripping chemical

June 12, 2008

I am an owner operator that can no longer afford to lease a box trailer due to the increasing fuel costs and have had to purchase a used trailer, that I am going to have to remove the letters and paint it myself.

So I am trying to find out what chemical to use to strip the letters off the trailer?

thanks
mb

Shiree Bellamy
buyer - Lithonia, Georgia

Hi, Shiree. If the trailer is aluminum, try Aircraft Stripper (methylene chloride); it's noxious stuff, you need personal protective equipment and very good ventilation.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
June 13, 2008

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