best paint removal methods

[C3forME]

Jon,
What does he charge to do that and how long did it take him? Also what is the condition of the surface after he is done, is it smooth or is it rough and need to be sanded?

 

[JonM]

C3forMe...It was 700 dollars to do the entire car. Took him an afternoon to do it. The surface came out really smooth, fiberglass is harder then you think. Once I got a couple coats of primer on and wet sanded it...it was to smooth to accept paint. I had to rough it up with a scotch pad.

The funny part of the story is, when I walked into his shop he had a Chevy Nomad he was working on for someone in NY. On closer inspection, it was a car I had owned 30 years ago...small world.

 

[C3forME]

Very cool, I have to look into it to see if anyone on Long Island does it.
Thanks Jon!

 

[JonM]

C3forME

You could hop on the Ferry from LI and be at the guys shop in no time...he is located near the bay in Bridgeport. Now if I can just get this tired old brain to think of his name...I'll get it...promise.

 

[paintdaddy]

It was 700 dollars to do the entire car

Wow,thats a good price.The guy that I used to use around here charged me 600 the first time then went up on every vette after that.The last one he did for me was 1500 and looked like a fuzzy tenneis ball when he was done.Thats when I gave him the boot.:argue

 

[JonM]

Thats when I gave him the boot.:argue

How much did he charge you for the Boot?

 

[paintdaddy]

I gave him one in the azz for free

 

[Tom Bryant]

I stipped the several colors off of my '59 many years ago with Zip Strip, available at hardware stores. It's water soluable and cleans up fairly easy. It is messy though and light sanding gives it a head start on laquer.

Used it on a friend's '55 Ford at the car wash about 30 years ago. The owner told us to never come back. :L Wonder what his problem was?

 

[phrogs]

You can never get away from bubba can you?

Bubba really got ahold of my car it is in red primer and I dont think it is the original but there are several spots on my car that are down the the fiberglass I also have many parts of the glass that need to be fixed thats not a big deal.

but I was going to use stripper to help remove the over spray and the black white speckal spray that adorns my engine bay now..

I was looking inot using media blasting but the guys in north carolina I called wanted $1500 to do the whole car!

I dont think so ill chemicaly strip mine and save the money!!


any ideas on how to remove the primer can I use chemical stripper and use a scotch brite pad and remove it that way?

i need to find all the repairs that have been dont to the car so I can fix em all..

the nose is the worse part..

thanks

johnny

 

[ettevder]

Stripping

Wow,
I'm reading about all this heat removal technique, and being in the boat industry, I know that fiberglass HATES HEAT. If it gets just a little too hot, it crystalizes the glass and it gets brittle.
Taking this into account, has anybody had this problem, and does it make sense to chemically strip after taping over the door and hood edges, then finish up with a light DA.
Also, does it make any difference what kind of paint you're taking off? My '67 has lacquer, the 70 has base coat/clear coat.
Both are starting to show their age.

 

[iron cross]

I saw a car blasted with nut shells at one of the recent Detroit Autoramas. It removed every thing and didn`t even hurt the stainless. I would have had it done except I already chemically striped and repainted the car when I saw this proceedure.

 

[terrykrueger]

Wow this is the thread I have been looking for since I got my vette! Here are some comments/questions:

I just did my front bumper with SEM Bumper paint stripper. I recommend it. A lot of work but I am satisfied.
I am going to try fiberglass stripper on the hood regardless of everyones warnings. I DESTROY things with a DA.

This heat removal thing sounds interesting. Any comments other than those already out there would be appreciated.

Here is the big one: I have seen all sorts of posts where people claim they can strip a whole vette with a RAZOR BLADE . I thought it was BS until I found a blemish and stripped my whole quarter panel flawlessly. The problem is I cant get the blade started ANYWHERE else on the car. I just scrape unevenly and mess everything up. Any suggestions?