Stripping Begins.....
Pro
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Chesapeake Virginia
I've been working on stripping my car for a few weeks now, I found some "fiberglass safe" stripper at one of the local boat suppliers, kind of expensive but works (somewhat). it will take off most of the paint but wouldn't touch the epoxy primer/sealer. I found that once I put it on, I had to cover it with a sheet of thin polyethylene "painters drop cloth", it keeps it from evaporating too quickly. just paint it on and let it sit for an hour or so, then use a bondo spreader and clean the stripper/paint off.
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From: About 1100 miles from where I call home.
i don't know why anyone would use razor blades, paint stripper, even the regular aircraft stripper works great and FAST. by the looks of the pics you are doing more damage than good to the body. Rick
good for you...1 tip if i may....let the stripper do the work! i made that mistake on the first one i stripped (years ago now) and i think others would agree. put the stripper on in one fairly large area, put it on generously, then WAIT for it to do the work! don't remove it too soon..good luck, you'll quickly get a "feel" for it! Rick
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Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Plano TX
We used "aircraft stripper" on mine and it worked well. Took maybe 10-15 minutes until it was ready to be scraped off with a bondo spreader.
The chem strip won't touch the factory lacquer primer, though. Scotchbrite and lacquer thinner to get that off.
