paint stripping?

[ttocs]

The red paint on the parts car I got is horrible to the point that I don't want to lay anything on top of it. What would you recommend to strip it? I have use citristrip which did a great job on powder coating and I assume would do the same here but wasn't sure if I should be lookin at a pro to strip them or if there is a better DIY way? I need both front fenders, hood and bumper stripped....

 

[whiplash473]

Aircraft stripper. Don't use it on the bumper cover though, you'll have to sand that down with a DA or something.


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[Caboose302]

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Oh damn! Make sure you use a mask and gloves! That stuff is awesome but man is it wicked...

 

[whiplash473]

Yeah no doubt. If you're in a garage with a fan you'll be fine but if there's no air movement it might get nasty.


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[sn95 bullitt]

Are you repainting the whole car are just the new parts?

 

[ttocs]

Whole car is getting done but the red parts are the ones that worry me. It looks like someone shot it themselves and laid it on nice and thick with the idea to sand it smooth, and never sandeded it. While cutting some of the pieces the paint would peel around the cut and I was just amazed how thick it was, no way I would want to build on top of that. The factory green color my car is I don't think there will be a problem scuffing and painting on top of it since its staying the same color. If chemical removal isn't a big deal I will probably start with that citristrip as you can use that stuff indoors if you want, smells like oranges and is non-toxic. I used it to strip the powder from my intake and I just had to lay it on thick and leave it overnight. In the morning the powder was all wrinkled up and fell off with a paint scraper so I wouldn't think this would be any harder.

 

[whiplash473]

Are you sure there isn't filler under those spots?


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[ttocs]

Yes I have had them out and all the panels are straight on the back, just a really bad re-spray...

 

[CC'S95GT]

I don't know is the aircraft stripper would be a good idea on the fiberglass parts either.
Have you thought about soda blasting?

 

[ttocs]

I have considered both having them done, and as I walked past them at harbor freight not sure.... I mean if I can get into the tools to do it myself it would be nice to be able to do, but messy I would assume.

 

[g36 monkey]

Aircraft strippers main ingredient is Methylene chloride. Do not put it on any fiberglass parts. It will liquefy the resin and completely ruin the part.

Soda blasting might work, it's worth a try.

 

[ttocs]

I don't think it will be hard to get the re-spray off it looks like such a fast/crappy job that I would not be surprised if they didn't scuff it. Hell I have the citris stripper and some scrap parts so I will try it out today too see how it works.

 

[whiplash473]

I don't know is the aircraft stripper would be a good idea on the fiberglass parts either.
Have you thought about soda blasting?

Yeah anything that's not metal.


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[ttocs]

I do need to do the bumper as well as I want to screw/bond(pba) the shinoda chin to the stock bumper and fill the gap to make it look like one piece. Guess I will try some on the old bumper and see if it weakens the structure or just takes the paint off.

 

[teal95gt]

lol you all beat me to it, yea never use that on anything that is fiberglass, plastics etc. I found out the hard way once lmfao, I was tinting my third tail light that previous owner had done and I slathered some on and walked away came back and there were holes melted through the plastic lmfaooo.

 

[ttocs]

Didn't have enough to do on the car today so I tried out the stripper. Sprayed some on part of the old fender, the old bumper and the old hood. After 6 hrs the paint on the fender was already loosening up and I was able to scrape a small amount off of it with a scrapper with out much force at all. The hood I could not tell if it was taking the paint or the clear off but it seemed to be loosening the paint, not the fiberglass resin. Now on the bumper though the scrapper was going into the plastic on the bumper with light force and I am willing to bet by morning there will be a weak spot there. So I can do it on the fenders, maybe the hood but need to figure something out for the bumper. Might farm that out to someone with a blaster unless buying one myself to hook up to the compressor is cheaper. That seems like one of the tools I would buy from harbor freight as its nothing mechanical/electrical just mainly holds the material and shoots it out under pressure right?

 

[CC'S95GT]

It would be better to farm it out.
If you were only doing a fender I'd say DIY. but it's going to take a while unless you rent a BIG compressor.

where do you live? I had a connection in Tenn that does blasting.

With all that being said, If the paint is just faded and not flaking or chipping anywhere just sand it, prime it, and reshoot it.

 

[ttocs]

I have a 60 gal 6hp compressor that I am sure is big enough and really only not sure about where I would do it. Will be painting the car in the garage this year so don't want to do it in/near there by any means.... Looking at harbor freight it looks to be little more then a pressure tank you fill with the blasting material, then pressurize and it comes out? If that is the case I have no issue buying it from them and it looks like they start at $30 and then go up to $120 for their biggest. It would be nice to do it all right and blast the hood/bumper/fenders and have the ability to do it in the future as well ya know?

 

[g36 monkey]

my buddy has their blaster and it works like a charm