paint stripping?

splavin90 · Post by **splavin90** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:41 am

is there a chemical that i can use to stip my old paint off of my truck, or am i stuck to sanding it? i am planning on stripping all the paint off of my truck, and getting rid of the rust, and holes, with a tig welder, and a grinder. and then painting it with primer, and then paint.

foghorn · Post by **foghorn** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:37 am

yes kleen strip makes a aircraft striper that works great. But it makes it work better if you can take a grinder and scratch the surface with 24 or 36 grit 16 will work also but a little bit over kill for my taste. Just remember you are only wanting to scratch the topr of the old paint to open it up for the striper to work quicker and easier. Just follow the directions on the can and you should be just fine.

kknip · Post by **kknip** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:36 am

Just remember to be in a WELL ventilated area,and wear good rubber gloves.That stuff is not good for your skin.Safety Safety Safety!

jor · Post by **jor** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:05 am

There's been a lot of discussion on this question, chemical stripping vs. elbow grease. The consensus seems to be that an angle grinder with 3M stripping pads, wire brush and sandpaper are the way to go.
jor

splavin90 · Post by **splavin90** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:25 am

well there's going to be some spots where i am going to need to really sand it down, and get rid of the surface rust / cut out pitting pieces of metal. i am going to look up kleen strip