Hi,
I've been given a car bonnet that's beyond repair but has lots of good mateial and I wondered what's the best way of getting the paint off ? I tried emery but that'll take forever and the paint is as tough as h*ll. Does anyone know a decent remover that will work with modern paints (bonnet is about 2 years old) ?
Thanks,
David
Nitromors or Polystrippa paint strippers will shift most car paints.
Mike
Dexron II Transmission fluid - (Don't ask me how I know this)
Or brake fluid.
Is it worth it? For the price of paint stripper you could buy a reasonable amount of sheetmetal from a sheetmetal shop, especially if it comes from their scrap bin. As for modern body pressings, ask any panel beater and he'll tell you the steel isn't that user friendly.
Tom
I'd support Tom's suggestion. It's a while (maybe 8 or 9 years) since I bought any 1 mm steel sheet, but it isn't expensive. I think that the last time I bought some, 2 m x 0.5 m sheets cost me about =A310 each (inc. VAT). In my experience working with salvaged metals is often frustrating.
Best wishes,
Chris
try car brake fluid it will lift paint off and leave metal looking lik new MB
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