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Post by vintagebruce on May 7, 2015 5:19:13 GMT -8
You might try an "environmentally safe" stripper. Purchase a small quantity. I fiddled with stripping some of the badly oxidized paint on my '61 Compact with such a product. Washes up with water, no harsh chemicals, yada, yada. And it took me a couple of applications to get to bare aluminum. The first try or two might just get you through the camo. If I understand art restorers, they put thin coats of stripper on valuable paintings to clean them or sometimes to see what original painting is hidden under a "paint over". It is worth the small investment necessary, imho.
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Post by tnbuckeye on May 7, 2015 7:47:58 GMT -8
As long as the stuff works, I think that is some good advice, vintagebruce. Is that type of product more expensive than the standard stuff? |
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Post by mobiltec on May 7, 2015 13:11:21 GMT -8
Just keep in mind that if someone used house paint on it no stripper in the world will take it off. In that case you need to sand.
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Post by vintagebruce on May 7, 2015 19:10:11 GMT -8
No the environmental stuff isn't any more expensive than the average stripper.
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Post by tnbuckeye on May 10, 2015 21:20:40 GMT -8
I came across an ad on craigslist this weekend for sandblasting. What are your thoughts on that as an option to get the aluminum ready for paint? I have not checked pricing yet. I thought I'd ask your opinion before wasting my time.
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Post by vikx on May 11, 2015 20:41:14 GMT -8
Sandblasting is quite rough on aluminum. It also tends to get hot spots and buckle, even with soda blasting. I think stripper is a better way to go.
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Post by tnbuckeye on May 12, 2015 4:14:25 GMT -8
Sandblasting is quite rough on aluminum. It also tends to get hot spots and buckle, even with soda blasting. I think stripper is a better way to go. That makes sense. I just saw an ad on craigslist for the soda blasting and thought it was worth asking about. Thank you. |
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