<VV> any techy stuff going on?

[J R Read_HML]

Let me add....   It will soften any bondo on the body so you may as well 
scrape it off too.

Oh, put PLENTY of newspapers down before you start.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cliff" <tibbitts at qx.net>
To: <mvjacobi at comcast.net>; <N2VZD at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> any techy stuff going on?


> Mike,
>
> I have stripped two cars using the standard Aviation Stripper available
> through your local FLAPS.  There are water based strippers that work much
> slower.  I have never used them.
>
> The first car was a 20 year old, (at the time) Nova that the paint was
> literally burned off by the sun on all the top surfaces.  It took me just 
> a
> couple of evenings to strip it.  The second is the 66 Monza I am currently
> working on.  It is going much, much slower.  This car has two coats of
> paint, maybe more and is really slow going.
>
> Pros and cons.
>
> Pros:  You don't run the risk of warping panels by over-heating which is
> possible with sanders and grinders.
> Also, you won't have any media lying around in the various crevices of the
> car.
> You can do it at home on your schedule.
>
> Cons:  It will burn the skin off you, so wear protective clothing.
> It can/will melt plastic.  You should remove all trim, plastic, chrome and
> stainless.
> It stinks.
> In some states it can be difficult to dispose of according to regulations.
>
> I always wear goggles and usually the nitrile gloves.  Wear long pants and
> shirts to cover as much skin as possible.  It's not always easy to wait, 
> but
> you really do need to wait at least 15-20 minutes in some cases before you
> scrape it off.  Let it do the work for you.  If you have two or more 
> layers
> of paint, you may need two and sometimes three applications.
>
> Be sure to thoroughly wash the residue off with clean water.  I wrap the
> crusted paint/stripper debris in old newspaper and dispose of it in the
> weekly trash.  I haven't been able to find any reasonable alternative 
> here.
>
> Pics at:  http://www.tibweb.com/gallery/200706/20070623t-index.html
>
> Others will have different opinions, I am sure.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Cliff Tibbitts
> Lexington, KY
>
>
>
>
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