Soy Gel Eco-Friendly Paint Stripper

With all the January Jumpstart projects going on around here, we're actually thinking about stripping some paint for the first time in our lives. Because we have no space to do projects besides actually inside our house or the sidewalk outside, the thought of all those fumes have us a little worried - what do you do, especially in the winter when the thought of opening all the windows and running fans is unappealingly freezing.

The solution may be Soy Gel from Franmar Chemical - a soy-based paint and urethane stripper that promises to be practically odor free, as well as environmentally friendly. Sounds too good to be true?

Amazon.com, one of our "go to" review sites, has unanimously great reviews of the product. Apparently it not only holds up to its low odor claims but also works better than many traditional strippers.

We're planning to try some out soon, and will report back with a Test Lab review, but in the meantime, is there anyone out there in the AT community who's already used Soy Gel?

Link: Soy Gel from Franmar Chemical

Originally posted by Elizabeth on AT:SF.

Comments (2)

I've never used their Soy Gel, but Franmar makes soy based screenprinting products that are wonderful. Their Stripeedoo is very effective as well as biodegradable and non-toxic.

posted by nycLinda on February 12th 2008 at 5:58am
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We recently tested two green stripping products: SoyGel and Smart Strip (brand new product).

SoyGel did "ok" on the 115 years of paint and shellac in our brownstone, but Smart Strip (from the Peel-Away folks) was far better in not only getting through the zillion layers of paint, but also dissolving the original shellac.

You can see the results here:
http://greeninharlem.com/2009/01/green-paint-stripping.html

BTW, this stuff sets a new bar in "low odor". It has zero odor. Maybe a little whiff of paste, but that's it.

Best,
.//A.

posted by anthonyris on January 7th 2009 at 6:11pm
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