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Post by msgoehring on May 17, 2016 18:34:49 GMT -8
Hi all, Before I ask this question and raise a huge amount of irritation and anger at me, I just want to say that I am totally against this idea, but hubby has just spent 12hours today stripping paint from Lil' Bit and has only removed it from one side, and not totally at that. He's been through 1 1/2 gallons so far also, here is a pic of the progress  Still lots of sanding needed at this point I think. And the only place on her where a PO didn't go nuts with the house paint is the roof, so that at least will be easy to strip. His question is if anybody has ever sand blasted the paint off. He knows it is used on old cars and other old metal stuff that's being restored ( I'm an HGTV junkie) so doesn't know if it will damage the aluminium siding. I think it will and think we should continue with the stripper and other recommendations from this forum. But I said I'd ask, so I'm asking. Sand blasting yeah or any??? |
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Post by ladywendolyn on May 17, 2016 18:42:26 GMT -8
I don't know the answer to that, but just wanted to say that no one gets mad on here about questions.. any question is fine  |
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Post by nccamper on May 17, 2016 18:56:52 GMT -8
In my opinion aluminum won't hold up well to sandblasting. And anything you want to polish should never be sanded. Anything you want to paint should be gently very sanded. I'm no stranger to HazMat work.  If you're granola like my wife, try this:  If you're impatient like me:  Let the chems do the work and you will save your skin from being scratched up. By the way, your husband is making excellent progress after just one day. It usually takes me 4 or 5 days to do an entire camper. Wear HazMat gloves and goggles. |
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Post by msgoehring on May 17, 2016 19:17:39 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm granola like your wife I guess cause I'm using the Citristrip on the inside cabinets that were painted, and the appliances. But hubby went hard core after not getting very good results, well he said basically none, from Citristrip. And after a reminder of the chemical burn from the stripper at work he went and got goggles and chemical gloves to keep me happy. I should have snapped a pic of him out there today all dressed up lol.
Thanks for the advice, we are painting Lil' bit, I'm trying to talk hubby into the original colors, but he hates the green on top so so far it's a no go. Guess I can't win them all.
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Post by nccamper on May 17, 2016 20:32:00 GMT -8
we are painting Lil' bit, I'm trying to talk hubby into the original colors, but he hates the green on top.. Green is my favorite color, but it's not for everyone. Who knows what I've done to the plants in the yard with my paint projects. |
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Post by kirkadie on May 18, 2016 6:10:59 GMT -8
I recall several years ago one of us posted having hired someone to 'soda blast' the trailer he was working on. It was successful, with no skin damage, due no doubt to the skill of the guy he hired to do the job. In the back recesses of my mind I think it was Larry, so maybe he'll chime in on it. He remembers everything and videos the rest.
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Post by mobiltec on May 18, 2016 19:26:26 GMT -8
This question is always asked by someone experiencing a house painted trailer. That's because they don't make stripper for house paint. It's normally painted on wood and stucco and can be sand blasted or sanded off. You have to sand that off. All the stripper in the world will not take it down to bare metal.Once you get past the house paint then you can use stripper again...
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Post by msgoehring on May 18, 2016 20:54:41 GMT -8
I really want to take people who paint vintage trailers with house paint aside and make them strip the crap off just so they can learn how much work they are creating for others who actually CARE about vintage items, the beauty of old wood and the hours of labor and pride someone years ago put into making it that we. So many people have gotten lazy in the intervening years and it's so sad to see the beauty covered up. Yes, this trailer definitely needed to be repainted (looks like someone took spray paint to it), but it probably would have taken just as long to do the right way as they spent putting layer after layer of bad house paint down. And don't get me started on so called house "flippers" in a turn of the century to 50's era home.
Thanks for the info, I have to get back to trying to clean up the icebox, which they also painted, INSIDE of even.
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Post by vikx on May 18, 2016 21:14:34 GMT -8
Soup tried blasting with walnut shells and aluminum doesn't like blasting. If the blaster isn't extremely careful, the skin will buckle from the heat and doesn't return to normal...
POs cause so much damage. Some are really trying to do repairs properly. Most just want to do Quick and Dirty fixes and flip.
Hang in there MS. Just takes time and elbow grease.
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Post by trailertrasher on May 18, 2016 21:39:15 GMT -8
Tell hubby to go to auto zone and get a gallon of Auto stripper or Aircraft stripper, A rustoleum product in a red/white can. It is nasty stuff,but works wonders. The trick is to not let it dry as instructions say,but rather brush it off while still wet. You'll need some brass brushes and some 0000 steel wool as well. The steel wool to be used for the remaining paint stain with a bit of stripper.
Do not buy the spray can as its way too misty and clogs up constantly..
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Post by Ross on May 19, 2016 5:49:06 GMT -8
I used lacquer thinner and #2/0 steel wool and lots of elbow grease. I was able to get 99% of the original paint and primer off of the aluminum siding on our Starflyte.   |
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Post by mobiltec on May 19, 2016 6:02:38 GMT -8
But my question to you all is, were you dealing with house paint? Because I have found nothing that breaks down the house paint very well at all. Auto paint or rustoleum seems to come off with strippers. But house paint is a whole different animal...
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Post by yas on May 19, 2016 6:33:52 GMT -8
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Post by Ross on May 19, 2016 7:03:46 GMT -8
But my question to you all is, were you dealing with house paint? Because I have found nothing that breaks down the house paint very well at all. Auto paint or rustoleum seems to come off with strippers. But house paint is a whole different animal... From my experiences, most house paints or "mobile home paints" can be stripped, but are a royal pain and very messy. The old oil based paints will melt and latex paints will wrinkle/bubble up. That all being said, the paint strippers of today, ain't what they used to be! All of the good stuff was removed or highly diluted. My first experience with "mobile home paint" (latex) was on a 1971 Serro Scotty Sportsman. It was painted several times, over the years....rolled and brushed......It was messy.  But got the job done and back to a clean, sprayed automotive paint. Having all of the skins removed, did make the task a bit easier.  Again, these are my experiences, based on over 35 years in the antique furniture restoration, custom cabinets and custom furniture business. Vintage trailers....not so many years, but I just at them as an over-sized piece of furniture on wheels!! |
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Post by msgoehring on May 19, 2016 7:34:10 GMT -8
Yeah, the latex paint is the major problem, and it's not just one coat we are dealing with. The paint is so thick that 90% of the screws in the j-rail are buried in it and after trying multi things to get them out, we realized it would have to be stripped. So instead of just doing the j-rail and the awning rail, we decided to do the entire trailer at the same time.
One good thing coming out of this is that hubby is finally taking my advice and trying the removal techniques I should him I found here. He is used to stripping paint off concrete floors at work. That stuff is oil based for one and comes off different. It's pouring rain today, so no work can be done outside. He has decided to "help" me with the cabinets, appliances and lights. Thank goodness he has to be in bed soon to get rest for work tonight lol
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