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> Best Paint Stripping Method?, ::: In the Garage :::
CptTripps
post Mar 12 2005, 08:54 AM
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I've searched and can only find 'Media Blasting Vs. Acid Dip' threads, so I'm hoping to get some feedback on 'Garage Stripping' methods. For those of us taking the car down to bare metal, and re-painting it in the garage/driveway/basement (long story) is there a 'best way' to get it all off before filler/primer?

I used one of those spongy wheel things attached to a drill last night on the pass-front fender and it took about an hour. I CAN'T think of doing the entire car like that. I'm not looking to punk-out on the time thing, but It'd take me a few weeks of evenings to do it with the wheel thingy.

Should I go get a bunch of 60-Grit sand disks and go at it on the grinder at a low speed? That seemed awefull abrasive.

Is chemical stripping better? I tried some Jasco that I had left over from another job and it curtled the re-spray off pretty quick, but didn't seem to phase the second coat.

For the trunks, I'm just going to rough it up and prime/paint. But the rest of the body needs to come down to the shiney stuff.

Ideas/Suggestions/Stories of Peril and Dispair?

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CptTripps   Best Paint Stripping Method?   Mar 12 2005, 08:54 AM
rick 918-S   Small propane torch and a scraper, heat gun and a ...   Mar 12 2005, 09:09 AM
xsboost90   there is another thread on this but mar hyde tal s...   Mar 12 2005, 09:09 AM
914GT   Doug, here is a good stripping method.   Mar 12 2005, 09:18 AM
rick 918-S   I owned a shop for 20 years. I had my employees st...   Mar 12 2005, 09:29 AM
scotty b   To strip in the garage,I would use a chemical stri...   Mar 12 2005, 09:30 AM
Flat VW   There was a thread here recently about "soda blast...   Mar 12 2005, 09:40 AM
CptTripps   So I'm gathering that it's all personal pr...   Mar 12 2005, 09:46 AM
scotty b   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h...   Mar 12 2005, 09:52 AM
jim912928   a resto body shop that did mine had the car totall...   Mar 12 2005, 10:00 AM
rezron   I've done alot of complete strips and repaint...   Mar 12 2005, 10:41 AM
xsboost90   ok, i see the torch method now...hm. I have used c...   Mar 12 2005, 02:46 PM
kwales   I like air powered dual action sanders. Only car ...   Mar 12 2005, 04:41 PM
CptTripps   Here's what I did.... 7" 50-grit on a DA sand...   Mar 13 2005, 11:23 PM
CptTripps   Found the part to upload pics! Here's a s...   Mar 14 2005, 07:50 AM
CptTripps   And from up front. The garage is getting cramped w...   Mar 14 2005, 07:52 AM
type11969   I use a wire cup brush on a grinder, takes paint a...   Mar 14 2005, 07:55 AM
balljoint   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h...   Mar 14 2005, 11:53 AM
Gint   I should have posted this before. It's in my ...   Mar 14 2005, 12:04 PM
scotty b     Mar 14 2005, 12:59 PM
Travis Neff   Hey Gint, did you hook those 3m pads on a grinder ...   Mar 14 2005, 01:01 PM
CptTripps   Where can I buy a bunch of those? Looks like Gint ...   Mar 14 2005, 01:03 PM
9146986   Doug, you are going to have fun sanding down all t...   Mar 14 2005, 01:59 PM
CptTripps     Mar 14 2005, 02:08 PM
Travis Neff   You can get those 3m disks from an auto paint supp...   Mar 14 2005, 02:29 PM
CptTripps   I've read a LOT of different opinions on the m...   Mar 14 2005, 02:46 PM
Always Looking   Great string of information. This got me thinking...   Mar 14 2005, 04:26 PM
Gint   Those 3M disks leave a fairly fine finish as compa...   Mar 14 2005, 05:21 PM
9146986   <...   Mar 14 2005, 08:53 PM
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xsboost90   the sticker in the door jamb went bye bye. Ive tri...   Mar 14 2005, 09:47 PM
9146986   If you aren't dipping the car, and the VIN sti...   Mar 15 2005, 08:53 AM
CptTripps   <...   Mar 15 2005, 11:06 AM
dmenche914   Aircraft brand paint stripper works where Jasco fa...   Mar 15 2005, 12:35 PM
CptTripps   So the 3M Pads I bought with the drill attachment ...   Mar 20 2005, 09:06 AM
Gint   <...   Mar 20 2005, 06:47 PM
CptTripps   Here's a pic of the hood...half-way through th...   Mar 20 2005, 07:20 PM
CptTripps   And here's the movie of me removing some paint...   Mar 20 2005, 07:21 PM
Gint   I can't get anything but audio out of that .av...   Mar 20 2005, 07:30 PM
3liter914-6     Mar 20 2005, 07:42 PM
thomasotten   I started stripping paint on a door that turns out...   Mar 22 2005, 01:44 PM
914GT   I'd sand the filler down far enough to elimina...   Mar 22 2005, 01:53 PM
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