Playing with strippers

[faucet47custom]

Got some paint stripper and messed with a little section of the car. My grey paint is the third layer, black then the original dark reddish brown color. It was nice to do a little with the car, haven't had much time lately. It's so bloody hot outside and haven't gotten to the climate control in the garage just yet.

[John Mulders]

actually I found the topic better than the text.

Cruiser Maroon color as the original ?

John

[Flatie46]

The old bait and switch, how dissapointing!

[Niel Hoback]

Well, he did say playing with strippers was fun and he's hot!

[Plymouthy Adams]

finially a thread that catches my eye..and its about chemicals.....

if its not flamable its going to take you some real labor...the good stuff is also very flamable and the fumes are not the best for you..use outside for sure and be careful where you use this stuff, try not to let any get inside doors and panels etc..many a people have been very upset, strip, prime and often paint, give it its first bath, reactivate the stripper..well the rest is history..

[faucet47custom]

Sorry for the misleading topic. I figured some of you would get a chuckle out of it.

[randroid]

faucet47custom,

How much are you planning to strip? The reason I ask is there were five coats on my '48 Plymouth and they were extremely hard by the time I got to them. I bought a gallon of stripper from Wally World for $20 and it worked okay, I guess, then several of the guys on this forum suggested I try aircraft stripper instead. A gallon of it was $45 but it works faster, better, is water-soluble and the fumes aren't near as repulsive. More than worth the difference in price!

I learned to do my stripping in the morning if it was to be a clear day because the metal gets hot and evaporates all the good stuff before any stripper has had time to work (I'm trying not to allude to all posts other than yours). I tried cooling the metal with a garden hose but by the time the water evaporated the metal was too hot again. Coming from someone who works the swing-shift, you need to do it in the morning

-Randy

[faucet47custom]

I have the car in a two car standard size garage that is out of the sun, just hard to fight the 104 degree heat the last few weeks. I picked up some aircraft stripper to try and will see how it does. I'm gonna sand blast all of the interior, there is a bunch of surface rust in the floors to remove. I am used to the fumes and hazards of the chemicals, I run a resurfacing business that does tubs, cabinets, and countertops. Lots of epoxy paint, stripping, and surface prep. I guess it will help when I go to lay down primer and paint the frame.

[randroid]

Folks,

The aircraft stripper is in the trunk of Pigiron and Pigiron is secured under a weighted tarp to protect it from the severe storms we've been experiencing for the last week (please don't ask Greg G how he enjoyed his week in Colorado), and now I'm making clam chowder from the left-over steamers we ordered for Father's Day for Lynn's Dad. I don't recall the brand but it is non-flammable and out-strips any of the several others I have used. Since I can't very well stop working on the chowder I'll find the brand name tomorrow if anyone wants it.

-Randy

(BTW, I realize that left-over steamers is in-and-of-itself an oxymoron, but when you combine six pounds of steamers for three people with fresh corn on the cob, potato salad, and deviled eggs, yeah there were left-over steamers. There's also left-over potato salad and one ear of corn, but the corn is going in the chowder so that's a done deal.)

[P-12 Tommy]

When I was in the Air Force in the the jet shop we used some glop we applied with a brush. Didn't take long to get to bare metal.

Tom

[1942cowdodge]

Just Wondering? How much prep is needed?

[Barabbas]

You figured right!--Thanks for the laugh:)

[Plymouthy Adams]

oft times you can put the stripper on and cover it with a media to prevent evaporation..old newspapers is one such item folks use, never tried it but thought waxed paper would probably work better..I rarely use paint stripper but at times there is no substitute for the stuff.

[40plyrod]

I've had a lot of luck using aircraft stripper and covering it with a sheet of poly. Also scuff the paint with some heavy grit sand paper first to give the stripper something to etch, and wear gloves the stuff burns.

[james curl]

I am afraid of stripper because it must be neutralized without any left still active. Many a paint job has been messed up when the new paint festered along seams or around the rubber or weather stripping because the stripper was not all neutralized.

[Robert Horne]

I like my Asian Stripper(Kawasaki). It really gets the rust off.