I was wondering what people think of various paint strippers. Is there one stand-out brand that is the most highly recommended?
RemovAll 510 claims to work well and be non-toxic and biodegradable.
Eastwood has their DeKote but it doesn't really say what is in it.
Hirsch Automotive has their Miracle Paint Stripper/Remover but no info.
There is something called Ready Strip which sounds good but mentions nothing about automotive paint.
Anyone have experience with these?
None of those, however when I had to strip the hood of the baja I went to Wal-Mart and got the cheapest stripper they had. It worked great!I Put it in a spray bottle and just sprayed the (removed) hood, made sure it covered the whole thing and waited a few minutes. It bubbled and came off with a plastic spatula super easy. Which was interesting considering there were like 4 different colors of paint that had made it onto the car over the years. Red, purple, green and white. I dunno if I got lucky or not, but if the cheapo works like the expensive stuff, why waste the money?
K. (Now everyone can yell at me)
"We're friends. You smile, I smile. You hurt, I hurt. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge.... I'm gonna miss your dumb ass."
Any stripper containing methyl chloride will work, but it is naqsty stuff. Make sure you have plenty of air and wear gloves it will chem burn your skin. Also, use a razor blade in a holder to strip of the softened paint. Works wonders.
--Dan E
Nah, I don't date those.
Jan
Yeah, I figured as much. I guess I'm hoping that one of these new-fangled nontoxic ones will work. Maybe I'll just buy a few different kinds and see.
Wish I could use the stuff at home that we use at work. I use a stripper that comes in a 55 gal drum, used through a pressure pump to spray onto airplanes. That stuff will strip aircraft paint like it was water colors. We spray it on, then wash it off with a pressure washer, plane is free of paint
lot of prep work before that though taping and sealing holes and plastic, and rubber wich the stripper would eat up quick...
Any chance the paint used on airplanes is thinner, less hardened than the stuff used on cars? Huuummm?
So-called "aircraft stripper" is history. The real stuff was two-part mixed with acid just before use.
Acid? Or lye? While searching around I came across numerous instances of people using lye to remove paint.
My favorite is "aircraft stripper" from my FLAPS. It's a methylene chloride based stripper so like most others use it outside so your lungs don't fry.
nate
Formic acid mixed with stripper. Very serious stuff.
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