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FURNITURE FINISH REMOVERS AND STRIPPERS
Have You Ever Wondered Just What Furniture Finish Remover To Use?

With the variety of furniture finish removers, paint removers, and strippers available, it can be down right confusing to find a product that is suitable for the job that you want to do.

Strippers and paint removers fall into several categories. Each category has both its advantages and disadvantages. I list them here succinctly with my recommendationof a product for that category:


1) Furniture Refinishers: These are effective a dissolving shellac, lacquer, and water based finishes. The solvents use in Furniture Refinishers evaporate too quickly to be effective as a stripper. Fumes are a health and fire hazard so use in a cross ventilated room and away from any potential fire sources. Stripping gloves, goggles, and full clothing protection are recommended. Behlen's Furniture Refinisher is an example os this type of product.

2) "Safe" or environmentally friendly strippers: These strippers evaporate slowly so that there is not usually the issue with fumes as with stronger strippers, and they won't burn your exposed hands like other strippers. Nevertheless, use gloves and adequate protection. These strippers take much longer to work, overnight, for example. they are the most expensive of the types of strippers. If you want ease of use, no nasty fumes, and a more skin friendly stripper and you have the time to wait, then you want to use one of the Ready Strip products.

3) Methylene chloride based strippers. These are strong strippers used by commercial strippers. They dissolve paint, varnish, lacquer, polyurethane and all but the toughest of finishes. They usually work fairly quickly. These contain wax which must be removed after the stripping process. The fumes are a health hazard and the stripper will burn exposed skin. Its best to use in a well cross ventilated room or even outside and use stripping gloves, goggles, full clothing protection. Our Merit Paint and Varnish Remover and SNAP II are strong versions of this type of stripper.

M.L. CAMPBELL LACQUERS
merit acetone
merit vm&p naptha
merit methanol
merit mineral spirits
merit lacquer thinner
merit slow lacquer thinner
merit lacquer retarder
japan drier

Furniture Refinisher
easily removes lacquer, shellac and varnish with no stripping and no mess..
         quickly melts through old finishes without          stripping the wood of its natural oils and patina
         restores old finishes on furniture, cabinets, and          woodwork
         an excellent afterwash for furniture stripped with          conventional furniture strippers
         leaves the wood rich and warm and free of          residues that can cause a white haze

Item No. Description
Price
B740-1336
Quart
14.10

PDE Paint Remover
removes layers of milk paints that other strippers will not touch.
and household chemicals.
PDE Paint Remover dissolves up to 8 layers of touch old paints—latex, casein, oil, and milk paints.
        
  mix PDE powder with water to a creamy consistency to remove thick            hardened paints
        
  no toxic fumes, acids or fire hazards, or difficult scraping
        
  works on old paint; it is not recommended for lacquer, shellac, or         ⇒   varnish
Item No. Description
Price
B700-10005
1 Pound
15.95

Merit Paint & Varnish Remover
         Heavy Bodied, one of the strongest paint removers available.
           quickly removes paint, varnish, enamel, latex, lacquer, and
        
   polyurethanes
        
   will not harm wood, plaster, metal, concrete, brick or leather
        
   will not raise the grain or darken wood
        
   clings to vertical & horizontal surfaces
        
   water washable
        
   methylene chloride is the active ingredient
Item No. Description
Price
SK206
Quart
8.95
SK200
Gallon
22.00

Snap II Liquid Stripper
         quickly removes paints, enamels, varnishes lacquer.
           use mainly in dip tanks and flow over systems
           use with steel wool to get into hard to reach areas
Item No. Description
Price
SN200
Snap II - Gallon
22.00

SOLVENTS AND LACQUER THINNERS

Behlen Dewaxer 741
        cleans quickly without softening or damaging cured finishes
Dewaxer is a specially formulated blend of solvents which removes waxes, oil, dirt and grime buildup from raw and cured finished wood surfaces.
          use to clean furniture before spot repairs
          removes wax deposits which remain after using paint & varnish           removers
          NOT a stripper or refinishing solvent so it will not soften or harm           cured finishes

Item No. Description
Price
B611-07416
Quart
13.50

Merit Acetone
the strongest and fastest evaporating solvent.
          will dissolve some lacquers and finishes
          easily removes sticky residue left by labels and stickers on glass and           porcelain
          no VOC’s
Item No. Description
Price
M250
CP ACETONE - Gallon
18.95

Merit VM&P Naphtha
high strength, fast evaporating, leaves not residue
          fast drying paint thinner for oil-based paints, enamel and varnish
          VM&P stands for “Varnish Makers and Painters”
          thins rubber cement and certain adhesives
          
cleans sticker residue and grime off wood furniture, metal, porcelain            and painted surfaces
          
 removes oil grease, tars, and waxes
Item No. Description
Price
VMP
VMP NAPTHA - Gallon
18.95

Merit Methanol
solvent and cleaner
           used to dissolve shellac flakes, thins shellac
           removes old shellac finishes
           dissolves Aniline dye powders
           cleans ink rolls, metal parts, non-lacquered jewelry, porcelain
Item No. Description
Price
M209
Gallon
18.00

Merit Mineral Spirits
         Economical solvent for thinning oil based stains and paints.
            low odor
        
  cleans brushes, rollers, and equipment after painting
        
  will clean tar, grease, oil and grime from car parts, tools, and                     machinery
Item No. Description
Price
M400
Gallon
8.95
M406
Quart
6.95

Merit Lacquer Thinner
         premium quality, mid-temp thinner
           formulated for general use with a variety of lacquers and epoxies
        
   this thinner has a medium evaporation rate
        
   works best a room temperature
        
   add lacquer retarder to control blushing
Item No. Description
Price
M700
Hi Grade Lacquer Thinner Without/Retarder - Gallon
18.95
M706
Quart
8.95

Merit Slow Lacquer Thinner
         contains 17% PM Acetate to slow drying time and prevent blushing
           Best thinner to use when the outside temperature is above 85 degrees
        
   helps prevent blushing and improves alcquer flow out
Item No. Description
Price
M206
Hi Grade Lacquer Thinner W/Retarder - Quart
7.95
M200
Hi Grade Lacquer Thinner W/Retarder in it- Gallon
19.95

Merit Lacquer Retarder
         add to lacquer thinner to control blushing, flowing, and lacquer leveling.
           especially useful in hot and humid weather
        
  use to maximize full gloss on gloss finishes
Item No. Description
Price
LR646
Quart
7.95
LR64
Gallon
19.95

Japan Drier
Speeds up the drying of Oil based paints, enamels, and varnishes
           lead free
        
   not for use with water based finishes, lacquers, polyurethane,
        
   or synthetic finishes
Item No. Description
Price
70201
Pint
7.95
Merit Industries 1020 N.10th St, Kansas City, KS 66101, 913-371-4441, 800-856-4441 FAX 800-371-5153