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I used this 15 min paint stripper to remove old paint from this old window safety bars. I plan to do one coat of mineral spirits as per the instructions on the container, to clean the residue. However, the container specifies nothing about neutralizing. I have worked with some other strippers that did need to be neutralized specifically, with something like baking soda solution. Should I neutralize this stripping job with the same solution?

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    If the container does not mention neutralizing, why do you think it is needed? You should follow the instructions that are with the product.
    – RMDman
    Commented Aug 6 at 21:31

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I plan to do one coat of mineral spirits as per the instructions on the container.

Mineral spirits ( white spirit, mineral turpentine, Stoddard solvent, ... ) is not a coating; is a solvent. Be sure to follow the instructions exactly.

I suspect that the instructions say to wipe with mineral spirits meaning you dampen a rag with mineral spirits and use that to wipe off any remaining stripper residue.

This wiping will clean off any remaining stripper,

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  • i used a wrong term
    – amphibient
    Commented Aug 7 at 1:24
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Chances are the chemical reaction has used up all the stripper and it won't cause a problem, but personally I would be sanding metal and then cleaning it with something like acetone or mineral turpentine. Or if you had an angle grinder. But if you did own an angle grinder you wouldn't be asking this question

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  • "But if you did own an angle grinder you wouldn't be asking this question" -- that does not follow from the premise
    – amphibient
    Commented Aug 7 at 1:24
  • if you see steel that looks like this and you own an angle grinder and you don't give it a once over with your grinder before painting, then you would have to be lazy beyond my own comprehension or you don't know how to use your own grinder.
    – user113410
    Commented Aug 7 at 1:57
  • @Mikesplace an angle grinder isn't really the right tool for a round bar. A wire brush on a drill or such, perhaps.
    – Huesmann
    Commented Aug 7 at 14:20
  • And a wire brush on a drill isn’t the right tool if you own an angle grinder and can’t be bothered buying a wire brush on a drill
    – user113410
    Commented Aug 8 at 17:48

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