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Old 9th Dec 2019, 3:20 pm   #19
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Default Re: Painted Bakelite and paint stripper...

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Originally Posted by David G4EBT View Post
It's most likely dichloromethane based, which - within the EU - can only lawfully be used by professionals who have been trained and who use it in controlled conditions - not in a domestic setting, and that's been the case for some 20 years now. (I think since 1997, but stand to be corrected).
I wonder what "professionals who have been trained and who use it in controlled conditions" actually means in this context? In my day-job before I retired, I worked in a chemical research lab and could access dichloromethane and many other "dangerous" chemicals. I have a PhD in Organic Chemistry. Am I qualified to use dichloromethane-based paint stripper?

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