12-05-2012, 12:54 PM
Craig,
Go to an automotive paint supply and get "aircraft grade" paint stripper. It has more of the active ingredient, methylene chloride in it than the hardware store variety and will get the job done. You should also know that methylene chloride is very hazardous to use, so either use it outside (stand upwind) or with an organic respirator (the charcoal element type that painters use).
Oven cleaner will remove paint, but it's very slow and it will also attack aluminum. It's the stuff of choice for removing paint from plastic parts like automotive instrument panels and interior parts.
Sand blasting will also work very well, if you have the ability. It has the added bonus of removing rust as well as paint and leaves a nice surface for painting. The typical home shop blaster doesn't have the power to warp sheet metal. I sand blasted my entire Chevelle body including the hood and roof with no issues and I was using a borrowed 12 HP compressor. Where you get into trouble with that is with a commercial blaster who doesn't know what he's doing.
Tom
Go to an automotive paint supply and get "aircraft grade" paint stripper. It has more of the active ingredient, methylene chloride in it than the hardware store variety and will get the job done. You should also know that methylene chloride is very hazardous to use, so either use it outside (stand upwind) or with an organic respirator (the charcoal element type that painters use).
Oven cleaner will remove paint, but it's very slow and it will also attack aluminum. It's the stuff of choice for removing paint from plastic parts like automotive instrument panels and interior parts.
Sand blasting will also work very well, if you have the ability. It has the added bonus of removing rust as well as paint and leaves a nice surface for painting. The typical home shop blaster doesn't have the power to warp sheet metal. I sand blasted my entire Chevelle body including the hood and roof with no issues and I was using a borrowed 12 HP compressor. Where you get into trouble with that is with a commercial blaster who doesn't know what he's doing.
Tom
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