Just guessing with the chemical specs, a extra hot solder pot with an=20 inert shield gas ought to do it. Cold enough to not melt the copper, hot=20 enough to float/destruct the polyester. The shield gas keeps the copper=20 from oxidizing. On 1/11/2019 10:04 PM, smplx wrote: > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019, Joe Mc Cauley wrote: > >> Chemical stripping is what I have used many years ago (Eccostrip from >> Emerson & Cuming). That's no longer available here. Nor are any >> strippers containing methylene chloride. I was looking at something >> called dip strip >> (https://www.eraser.com/products/replacement-parts/dip-strip/) which >> seems to require a hot pot to use. However even this appears unavailable >> apart from the US & Asia. --=20 John Ferrell W8CCW Julian NC 27283 It is better to walk alone, than with a crowd going the wrong direction. --Diane Grant --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .