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Paint removal
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Thegoat
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| Posts: 2
| Joined: 06/08
Posted: 06/24/08
11:54 AM
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Just joined. Looking for advice on how to remove the paint from my 71 GTO. I have restored the car mechanically and want to start on the body. I am looking to save some $$$ by removing the paint myself. Although I can hold my own mechanically I am a complete novice at bodywork. Any suggestions on what I need to do to strip the car would be helpful. Thanks
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SDW72TA
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| Posts: 32
| Joined: 11/08
Posted: 11/20/08
08:33 PM
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It depends on how much or how little paint is on the body. An original paint car or one with a single repaint should come off easily using a DA sander of 180 grit. If the paint appears to be thick, use a product called Aircraft Stripper. You'll need gloves, a scraper and a mask as the stuff stinks. Use it in a well ventilated area. You may have to repeat depending on how thick the paint job is. Make sure you prime the bare metal areas when you are done.
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79 Trans Am SETA 4spd
00 Trans Am Firehawk M6
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hornet1
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| Joined: 09/08
Posted: 08/31/09
11:43 AM
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Save your money and have it soda blasted.It won't harm the metal like a DA sander.Sanding leaves waves unless you are a pro.Its easy to overheat the metal.By the time you buy enough aircraft stripper to do a whole car you will had spent as much money as having somebody professionally soda blast it.The metal comes out undamaged and like new except for the rot holes. If you have any plastic or urethene bumper covers or nose piece the aircraft stripper absorbs into the plastic(like bondo) and pores of the metal and comes out later to make your paint not stick right.Its really nasty stuff to boot.Respirators are recommended and gloves if you choose to use that crap.
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