Robert Anderson

I'm sure this has been asked a blue million times but I just found out a supplier here in Virginia is no longer making a stripper used by some of the restorers.
What are you guys using? The last time I stripped one was about 20 years ago and I think I got it from Ecklers.
I'm stripping the wife's 76 and it has a thick coat of white enamel and it looks like it's over the top of the factory bright green.
Thanks!
Robert Anderson

goodwood67

I'm starting to strip my 67coupe using a
product called smart strip by peel-away.
It's safe, effective and contains no
methylene chloride. Not as agressive as other strippers
and may take more than one application.

Robert Anderson

Hey Thanks!
I purchased a gallon of stripper today from James T Davis here in Lynchburg. (They have an automotive department.) It is for taking paint off fiberglass and it is made by SEM. I have used some of their products before including an etching primer for metal parts that is fantastic. Anyway, they told me that after the paint comes off to used alcohol and not lacquer thinner to wash off the residue.
As they say in the news "Film At 11"

porchdog

if you are talking about XXX finish remover by SEM do not use it on fiberglass. always check technical data sheets before using a product.

Randy G.

Captain Lee's. Only way to go for fiberglass.

zwede

So you've personally tested every single chem stripper on the planet to make that statement?

Anyway, we used Kleenstrip "aircraft remover" and it worked just fine.

porchdog

if you use kleanstrip be sure to use gaf354 . anything else by kleanstrip will damage the glass . follow the tech instructions to the T . it must be rinsed with water to neutralize.

929nitro

Don't know if it is the only one but definately one of the best I have tried.

Randy G.

I've tested enough and seen the results of those who chose unwisely. Spongy fiberglass from chemical saturation and subsequent resin deterioration is not your friend. See post #7 in this thread.


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zwede

We used both the 354 mentioned above but also the 777 product. No "saturation" or "deterioration". The 777 acted and worked just like the 354 except it didn't smell as much.

Midyearnut

I too have been using " Kleanstrip 354 Fiberglas Stripper" for many years which I rinse/wash with a warm water & Dawn liquid solution. Knock on wood, it hasn't come back to bite me YET.
The only downside that I KNOW OFF is that it does contain Methylene Chloride, which is NOT good for the old lungs & some other organs. So use with due caution!! Bob L.