Woods that have been heavily subjected to paint strippers or washed down with detergents or solvents will have an increased open grain and accept substantially more stain than normal.
Mepla-Alfit and Tiefenbacher GmbH in Austria are cooperating in the chemical leasing of de-lacquering agents and paint strippers.
Most of these tiny particles come from household solvents that evaporate from paints, thinners, cleaning agents and paint strippers.
Examples include: paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building materials and furnishings, office equipment such as copiers and printers, correction fluids and carbonless copy paper, graphics and craft materials including glues and adhesives, permanent markers, and photographic solutions.
Propylene carbonate can also be found in some adhesives, paint strippers, and in cosmetics.
Activities at Pease AFB in support of aircraft maintenance operations generated listed hazardous and potentially listed and/or characteristic hazardous waste, including spent degreasers, solvents, paint strippers, contaminated jet fuels, and perhaps minor quantities of other potentially hazardous waste.
Industrially, it is primarily used as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes, resins, adhesives, paint strippers and protective coatings.
