Ideas on paint removal!

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

The problem is that most operators doing this method are asking big dollars - something in the order of $3,000 to do a Land Rover 109 wagon.

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Crikey! :eek:

Here's the mob I was actually thinking of: Austec Dry Stripping - Welcome

See here, too: Austec Dry Stripping - Our Difference

There's always caustic soda. That's what they use for dipping baths for timber. Cheap as, and neutralises with vinegar. Dunno what it does to aluminium, I'd test it on a beer can first.;)

Cheers
Simon

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You didn't do chemistry at school???

Caustic soda and aluminium produce lots of hydrogen - and leave little aluminium behind!

See 4.4.10 Reaction of Aluminum with Water and Sodium Hydroxide

brake fluid, a warm day and a scrubbing brush works wonders...

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

If you buy the paint stripper at SupaC#%%p in a 5 litre drum it's not that expensive. $40.00 comes to mind and I did a 88" hard top roof both sides using only about 1 litre.

You don't get out of any of the blasting people for less than $100 (or $25 per wheel rim.)

Diana

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Our local must be a good bloke then as he blasted 7 rims and prime coated them for $70.

Guys... Cheap option and you dont do a thing........

BEAD BLASTING

look in the yellow pages for a snad blaster close by and ask them if they do Bead blasting.

i got the Truck cab on the 110 ute i built done... $50

the labour for me to strip the cab and then paint strip it would have been stupid... so get them to bead blast it....

In melb i used a place in Bayswater.....
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...tml#post496784

Clarkie

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Originally Posted by sclarke

Guys... Cheap option and you dont do a thing........

BEAD BLASTING

look in the yellow pages for a snad blaster close by and ask them if they do Bead blasting.

i got the Truck cab on the 110 ute i built done... $50

the labour for me to strip the cab and then paint strip it would have been stupid... so get them to bead blast it....

In melb i used a place in Bayswater.....
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...tml#post496784

Clarkie

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That is pretty damn good, i think i might have a look around in the yellow pages :)

Paul

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Has anyone tried commercial plastic media blasting (like grit blasting) on aluminium panels? It is excellent on steel and doesn't damage windscreen rubbers or any bog.

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I have used Silica bead blasting on alloy and it works well, without damaging the surface too much. The grit however is rather expesive compared to sand (but i didnt have to pay for it :P).

cheers!

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Originally Posted by numpty

Our local must be a good bloke then as he blasted 7 rims and prime coated them for $70.

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They must have seen me coming :( the best price I got was $20 for 5" rims and $25 for 6.5" rims and he used large grit with no etch primer or anything. Almost completely removed the date stamp of the 1951 rims. The next 2 places were $25 per rim with primer and using smaller grit which didn't damage the date/manufacturers stamps. (This is important stuff when you do early S1's which have a visible date stamp, that should match your vehicle.)

Unfortunately the cost of travelling to Brisvegas would off-set the savings. It has to be something to do with Sydney property prices for our prices to be so much more!

Maybe you could investigate whether sodablasting is also cheaper up there?

Diana