View Poll Results: Best Paint Removal Process
Chemical Stripper
23
45.10%
Hand/Block Sanding
6
11.76%
DA Sanding
1
1.96%
Soda Blasting
4
7.84%
Razer Blade Method
17
33.33%
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 769
Likes: 36
From: Goose Creek SC
I was considering doing the very same thing. Just afraid of how much mess it would make. Wife and I removed a lot of the top layers with the razor blade method but not all of it.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,289
Likes: 3
From: East Waterboro Maine
I used the razor blade to get the top coat off, and then citrus-strip to remove the primer. Overall it worked really well. I used two applications of the citrus-strip, giving each application about an hour to work. For the first coat I scraped the paint off using a plastic putty knife. For the second coat I used a stiff bristled brush to scrub the surface which worked really good. The results were excellent and there were no noxious fumes to deal with. I would definitely recommend this method. Be wary of most chemical strippers out there as they aren't compatible with fiberglass.
You can check out a video I made using the razor blade method here:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...ng%20paint.AVI
And some photos of the citrus-strip at work on my rear clip:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...nt_removal.htm
You can check out a video I made using the razor blade method here:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...ng%20paint.AVI
And some photos of the citrus-strip at work on my rear clip:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...nt_removal.htm
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 13,515
Likes: 12
From: Fisher, IL
I used the razor blade to get the top coat off, and then citrus-strip to remove the primer. Overall it worked really well. I used two applications of the citrus-strip, giving each application about an hour to work. For the first coat I scraped the paint off using a plastic putty knife. For the second coat I used a stiff bristled brush to scrub the surface which worked really good. The results were excellent and there were no noxious fumes to deal with. I would definitely recommend this method. Be wary of most chemical strippers out there as they aren't compatible with fiberglass.
You can check out a video I made using the razor blade method here:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...ng%20paint.AVI
And some photos of the citrus-strip at work on my rear clip:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...nt_removal.htm
You can check out a video I made using the razor blade method here:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...ng%20paint.AVI
And some photos of the citrus-strip at work on my rear clip:
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...nt_removal.htm
The only problem i have with stripping is I don't really plan on painting this car for a while. I've got a lot of work to do on it still but the paint is pretty crappy. Especially with the new lights I put in that are bare aluminum. So i can either leave it for a while and have it look somewhat crappy or start stripping it slowly and leave it at that stage for a while. I'm thinking next summer has a slim chance of me painting it...
Keep it un-stripped and crappy paint job for a while till next summer or strip it in my spare time and leave it at that till summer? I will be driving this thing some so....
Last edited by PUNISHER VETTE; Aug 5, 2010 at 07:00 PM.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 404
Likes: 1
From: roscoe il.
