Hey all!

What would be the best or maybe the easiest way to get the paint off of a stock plenum?

Andy@Chickenears

 

"Aircraft Stripper" available at Home Depot - is some mean stuff - I have used that to strip cars. It is fast, aggressive, and reasonably easy to clean up.
(It says water cleans it up, but we always wiped with laquer thinner to be sure and to not promote rust on a steel body.)
Also, it dries hard, so disposal is not a problem (not hazardous)

Alternatively, maybe sandblasting?

 

Naval Jelly

spray it, let it soak, scrape a little of the thicker spots and then repeat.

Later...

Bruce

 

Thanks , I'm trying to get away from sandblasting.
I'll give those a shot. Where can you get naval jelly?

Andy@Chickenears

 

Any auto parts store, AutoZone etc...

 

Naval jelly is for protecting against rust. The aircraft stripper would work, but why not bead blasting? Leaves a nice finish, then you can clear coat it.

 

I believe that the "Aircradt Stripper" will be much more aggressive than the Navel Jelly.

Buy a few cheap disposable paint brushes (horsehair, not nylon), along with the stripper.

Also, you will need some sort of metal or ceramic bowl (stripper will eat most plastics)

Shake up the stripper in the can, then open carefully (keep face away, the fumes are nasty)

pour stripper in a bowl, and apply to the part with a brush. Put on a thick coat, and let it sit. If you are in a colder climate, or humid/damp, use a portable heatlight to accellerate the process.
The paint should bubble up, or if laquer will liquify. You can use a bondo scraper or other similar instrument to scrape off the stripper, then wash with water, and/or laquer thinner to neutralize the stripper.

Do all this on newspapers or some sort of disposable material, then throw it away. Do not leave drops of stripper on the floor or other objects, as it will burn your skin later on if you touch it. Also, you do not want to step in it, and then transfer it into a car or (gasp) the lightning floormats...!!!

ps - wash the bowl and brush with water. If you wash the brush, you should be able to re-use it a time or two, just don't paint with it...

 

Thanks for the help M Springer. I bought what I thought was aircraft stripper at home depot . I'm not sure it is the right stuff, it did not work at all . Here's a pic of the can. Does this look like the right stuff?

Andy@Chickenears [IMG][/IMG]

 

Get a paint stripper with NMP(N-Methylpyrrolidone) in the ingredients.

 

I used the same stuff. After letting it sit for 20 minutes it pulled the coating right off. I scrubbed it a little with a scotch pad.

 

What are you doing?


I used a 3-M lock disk to remove the paint where I was going to weld mine.