emron paint
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emron paint
how difficult is it to remove emron paint.
looking at a car the has enron paint that is flaking off in areas.
looking to possibly strip and repaint myself, but want to know what kind of can of worms I'll be getting into if I go with this car
thanks
Will
looking at a car the has enron paint that is flaking off in areas.
looking to possibly strip and repaint myself, but want to know what kind of can of worms I'll be getting into if I go with this car
thanks
Will
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IMRON paint was made by DuPont.
YES...it will come off...YES it is possible if you choose to want to paint it....It ALL depends on YOU.
AS for a 'can of worms'...SORRY...like I have written before and NOT being a smart @ss... I do not have a crystal ball to see what you will uncover....GOSH KNOWS...I wish I had a crystal ball so I would know what I am getting into when I go to paint and restore one. I have had Corvettes that were not bad at all...and others that were seriously bad 'basket cases'.
Also....if you choose to do anything...please let us know what year it is...because there is a difference. A 1968 and a 1982 are totally different...in many ways. Even though they are considered a 'C3'.
DUB
YES...it will come off...YES it is possible if you choose to want to paint it....It ALL depends on YOU.
AS for a 'can of worms'...SORRY...like I have written before and NOT being a smart @ss... I do not have a crystal ball to see what you will uncover....GOSH KNOWS...I wish I had a crystal ball so I would know what I am getting into when I go to paint and restore one. I have had Corvettes that were not bad at all...and others that were seriously bad 'basket cases'.
Also....if you choose to do anything...please let us know what year it is...because there is a difference. A 1968 and a 1982 are totally different...in many ways. Even though they are considered a 'C3'.
DUB
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I sprayed a couple of cars in the late 70's with Imron, and it was super tough stuff, and chemical resistant. It was as used on jet planes, trains, and things like fire trucks. They have changed the formula over the years, but it is still really tough. You can remove it, as said above, it is just a little harder.
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I would begin by using the razor blade method of stripping first.Without knowing what grit of sandpaper you are using...and what you are using to sand it with...by hand or machine......it is hard to respond to a vague statement/comment. YES...paint will clog sandpaper especially if a power sander of some type is used and the speed of the tool is darn near the maximum. The slower you can use your power sander ...such as a D/A (for example)...the better it works. Remember...faster is NOT always FASTER. It heats up the paint and paper and turn it to a soft gluey substance....and you will go through more paper than you can imagine. regardless if it is 36 grit or 80 grit. And yes...even sanding it with blocks and doing it slowly can still clog the paper. Paint does that sometimes.
DUB
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A razor blade can work good on certain types of paint but not all , and if you are not experienced in using the razor blade method you can damage the fiberglass with gouging. Only use it on flat surfaces. Stay away from peaks and valleys. Use stripper specifically for fiberglass on those areas.
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Just because you said it was flaking, i would also try the blades first
I had an experience where some Imron wasn't coming off with the car stripping compounds and went to an airplane supply grade stripper and that chemical was effective.
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Ya but i am one of those high strung, impatient types, therefore
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Because we all have to have something productive to do with our spare time, i would much rather upon not seeing instant results, go drive all over town visiting aircraft, boat, and autobody product people learning all kinds of new things, returning just in time for dinner, with plans to procrastinate on the project till the next day! I don't think i am too different than the rest of you, am I?
Steve
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if you go with stripper, I have found laying a sheet of old fashioned wax paper keeps the stripper wet and holds the solvents in to help them work.
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Ok because we were working on a Porsche, i had out my notes on paint formulas
The Imron paint i dealt with was oven baked on a metal car. In all of my running around back then procrastinating, I from conversations wrote methylene Chloride Stripper is what I found in those old notes! I just remember with the automotive products, I found that I was scuffing the paint, hoping to get penetration thru the rock hard surface and then probably because of its adhesion to metal, I was scraping off layers, but the final coat to the metal was not separating from the metal, so i was finding myself sanding that off. When I switched to this neurotoxin stuff, off it came, but now i am a mutant !!!!!!
I also after exposure went from being the most liked Corvette Forum member to one of questionable reputation! 
So definitely wear your protective gear!
I also after exposure went from being the most liked Corvette Forum member to one of questionable reputation! So definitely wear your protective gear!
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was told he had it painted with emron years ago to cover the 70"s trick paint job. if all works out and I get the car, I will likly just work one section at a time while driving it this year. might be cool to do a retro trick paint job.