paint removal

[3TT3V]

I wonder if I am the only one who has ever done this?.......About 15 years ago I bought a blue 65 Coupe. I wanted to have it painted it's original Ermine White and wanted to do most of the blue paint removal work myself.. I had heard so many nightmare stories about stripper that it scared me to try that. I also did not want to try sanding because I did not want to comprimise the integrety of the edge radiuses. So...I bought a bunch of single edge razor blades, carefully ground off the pointed ends, and, excluding door jams, I "shaved" the paint off of the entire Corvette! It just scraped/peeled right off down to the primer or sealer....never did see fiberglass.

 

[chevyaddict]

I think that if you did that you must be the most patient person alive! Sheesh! I could never do that!

 

[ZRGator]

I've washed them, I've changed them, I've fed them and loved them, I've even "burped" them when the gas got caught in their carb throats......but you are the first guy I ever heard of that shaved one......:L

 

[Mac]

I've heard of guys shaving their paint before but I've never seen it done.

Dawn, nice new avatar. I go away from home for a few days on a training course and I start noticing pretty girls everywhere!!

-Mac

 

[3TT3V]

It did take about 2 weeks of patients. I would work for about an hour at a time and then take a break as my fingers would ache from holding the blade. Taking that first scrape was a scarey ordeal!

 

[Kd8pe]

paint stripping

wonder what pros and cons are for using brush on aircraft stripper
i was little worried about seams.
kd8pe1@juno.com

 

[dgmpam]

My brother and I did the samething to our '65 conv. You're right, it takes a while and a good amount of patience.

 

[patsnitrovette]

i strip all the corvettes ive done with razor blades,saves a whole lot of time.