I can't remember if this thread is still developing, and I can't remember
what the specifics of the problem were. I do remember that people were
generally not able to think of a good experience with chemical paint
strippers, so I thought I'd throw this in:
We used "Back to Nature 2" (by Dynacraft) for the removal of paint from
wood sash and frame from a 1913 brick building. #2 Worked slowly-- it
took a couple of applications with 8-hr dwell times-- but it took off all
the paint. Smelled fine, non-caustic, waterborne. We have not found that
it affected the adjacent masonry, left salts in the wood, or damaged the
wood in any other way. As to how it works-- I can check for you, but
you'd be better off calling Dynacraft.
Kevin Daly
currently crossing my fingers and knocking on wood after rereading what I
just wrote.