Need help

[HuskyDude]

Might have asked this already...
Need help locating Paint Stripper that still has methylene chloride in it.
Far as I'm concerned, any stripper found these days (non-methylene chloride) is absolute CRAP !!

Anyone near the border maybe next time you're there... see if you can find a case of this !!!
Or maybe know someone from there can check to see if it's available.
Sure would make it worth the trip!

I know you can't get it in Canada any longer...but how about the States?

 

[kamlooky]

I forget the name of the big store just south of Osoyoos, Princess in Oroville?

 

[HuskyDude]

Thanks Looky.
Got a friend heading down next week, says he'll check a few hardware stores for me.
Just not sure it's even available in the States at this point.
Maybe someone else has heard.

 

[sean69]

methylene chloride is prohibited for consumer use or sale in the US by the EPA (2019) . It's not actually banned in Canada, but I thin doubtful anyone would manufacture a consumer product that can only be sold in Canada (it's banned in Europe too)
My guess your best bet is small town hardware stores with old stock still left...

 

[boxhitch]

Have you tried EZStrip? works for us

 

[HuskyDude]

No PM sent.

 

[Raton57]

Do like I do haunt auctions and garage sales and find old out of date products that actually work.

 

[HuskyDude]

I don't believe it's been pulled from the Hardware store for very long.
Think I purchased my last two cans in 2020 from Home Depot ??
Paint guy suggested I get two cuz they had orders to pull them from the shelves soon.
Should have grabbed a lot more at the time.

 

[HuskyDude]

Little late on follow up...
Friend picked this up at Lowes in Spokane.

$42.us

 

[bearhunter]

Is that "new old stock" or has the formulae changed???

 

[HuskyDude]

Formula is the good stuff.
Works great.
Although it doesn't state it has methylene chloride in it, it does have some other nasty sh!t.
I'm sure that's why it works so well.

Dimethyl Carbonate, Xylene, Methanol and Ethylbenzene

https://production-s3.wmbarrhub.com/assets/sds/KWS4000KS_KLEAN_STRIP_PREMIUM_STRIPPER_EN.pdf

Won't be using it with good ventilation and ppe.