About To Start Stripping!!!
Pro
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Calgary Alberta
Hi All,
I am wondering if anyone has had experience with Dustless Blasting to strip their C3? I believe there was a episode of My Classic Car that featured this new product and they also advise it can be used on fiberglass boats as well without damage to the gelcoat.
I believe this might be a good way to strip my 77 as I would rather not spend weeks or months stripping it using chemicals or sand paper. Of course some filling and light sanding would be required prior to the new paint but that would be required regardless of what stripping method that is used.
Thanks for your responses, my apologizes to the OP as I am not trying to take over your thread.
I am wondering if anyone has had experience with Dustless Blasting to strip their C3? I believe there was a episode of My Classic Car that featured this new product and they also advise it can be used on fiberglass boats as well without damage to the gelcoat.
I believe this might be a good way to strip my 77 as I would rather not spend weeks or months stripping it using chemicals or sand paper. Of course some filling and light sanding would be required prior to the new paint but that would be required regardless of what stripping method that is used.
Thanks for your responses, my apologizes to the OP as I am not trying to take over your thread.
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Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Fisher, IL
Well. I've had very little time to strip the vette due to work but what time I have spent has been pretty useless.
I've gone through 3 squirt bottles and even a chemical sprayer and none have been strong enough to last 5min worth of squirting. Can I thin the chemical out with paint thinner to get it to go through a spray bottle better?
I tried brushing it on with the $1 brush at Walmart and it just can't get a thick enough coat. I ended up brushing on 2 coats, scraping off, adding another, scrape, then another with steelwool to get it niceish. I don't know what to do...but it sucks. Is this normal?
I've gone through 3 squirt bottles and even a chemical sprayer and none have been strong enough to last 5min worth of squirting. Can I thin the chemical out with paint thinner to get it to go through a spray bottle better?
I tried brushing it on with the $1 brush at Walmart and it just can't get a thick enough coat. I ended up brushing on 2 coats, scraping off, adding another, scrape, then another with steelwool to get it niceish. I don't know what to do...but it sucks. Is this normal?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Japan
In my experience stripping paint off of a C3 Vette SUCKS. The only way to avoid the nasty stripper/endless grueling hours of hand sanding is (again) soda blasting...$$$$. So, ya just gotta get out there and keep digging away at it until it's finally done. I pretty much did mine a section at a time...fender, door, hood, front clip, rear deck, etc.,etc. There were times where I just wanted to give up (and I've painted several cars already) but I just kept hacking away at it until the whole car was stripped clean and evenly sanded to a 320 finish. Now, in hindsight, I do think it was worth it...
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Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 13,515
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From: Fisher, IL
In my experience stripping paint off of a C3 Vette SUCKS. The only way to avoid the nasty stripper/endless grueling hours of hand sanding is (again) soda blasting...$$$$. So, ya just gotta get out there and keep digging away at it until it's finally done. I pretty much did mine a section at a time...fender, door, hood, front clip, rear deck, etc.,etc. There were times where I just wanted to give up (and I've painted several cars already) but I just kept hacking away at it until the whole car was stripped clean and evenly sanded to a 320 finish. Now, in hindsight, I do think it was worth it...
The stripper works great if I could just get it on thick enough... but since a lot of the panels are vertical it has a hard time sticking. I need a fine mist sprayer that doesn't clog...
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Joined: Dec 2011
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From: gilboa ny
When I got mine parts were the brown primer and parts I thought were bare glass actually were gray primer over more layers of paint.
Dont know what you call them but I got the best results on the primer with these screen sanding pads. Place I work at die cuts floor refinishing pads in one of the workshops. These screen pads worked great with stripper and then laquer thinner to get those last layers off.
The thicker pads not so great on the vette but great for stripping finish off the log cabin! Grabbed the scraps I use for these projects out of the dumpster behind the shop.
Dont know what you call them but I got the best results on the primer with these screen sanding pads. Place I work at die cuts floor refinishing pads in one of the workshops. These screen pads worked great with stripper and then laquer thinner to get those last layers off.
The thicker pads not so great on the vette but great for stripping finish off the log cabin! Grabbed the scraps I use for these projects out of the dumpster behind the shop.
