>> Regarding Peel Away and problems
>
>I hate to keep pounding away against Peel Away because every product has
>attributes that may be useful on some project, but...
>
>Peel Away 1 was used on the exterior woodwork of Blaine House (governor's
>mansion) here in Maine. The result was dramatic and extensive failure of the
>new coatings within two years.

John, Brian, and others offering cautions:

In these cases of failure, is there documentation that the neutralizer was
applied according to manufacturer specs, including the litmus test for
proper final pH, and the follow-up coatings still failed?  The litmus test
is a surface application, and if the Peel-Away is allowed to remain on the
surface beyond the minimum time necessary to remove the paint film, then is
seems reasonable to expect that it will internally penetrate the porous
wood to leave residual chemical content to leach out later.  I'd be
interested to know if in these cases, whether allowing the neutralizer to
similarly soak into the wood substrate would be sufficient to adequately
compensate.

Regards

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