Thread: Ideas on paint removal!

Originally Posted by p38arover

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

Ah, you'd think I'd know that since I know about aluminium in dishwasher.

Chemistry in school. No way, I did ART. If Rilka had done chemistry I would have too. Much too keen on chasing after her to pay attention to school.

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

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

Hi Diana,

You should have got your sandblasting done in Nowra, $5 a rim! I had all the body panels on an ex-mil 109 done for $150, including the firewall. Came up a treat. (this was after I had gone through 4 wire brushes on my grinder at $50 each tring to do the fire wall, didn't get very far at all)

Justin