Stripping Paint

Paul R. Bennett · 2004-01-17T21:15:02+00:00

A while back there was a thread about how to strip paint.I followed it. Unfortunately the precise details were rather lacking.Okay, Atlas... Pinesol, I can get that.And did.I rather think I made a boo' boo.I dunked the shell of a very old Atlas Fairbanks Morse C line'r inpinesol, and left it.For something like thirty six hours. Well, not exactly a continousthirty six hours. I would pull the body out periodically and scrub atit with an old tooth brush.Probably not the brightest thing I have ever done.Pinesol is pine oil, father of turpentine...At the end of that time, the paint was definitely gone, but...The plastic was soft.I know, I know, all you old hands are ready to scream at me "You Idiot!"Sigh, would that I were aware then of the pertinent details.Now I am trying to get the pine oil, and the stink out of the plastic.I have been bathing it in water, with a touch of dish soap added.But even after a week, I take the shell out of the water, take onesniff, and clear out my sinuses.A bit of a cautionary tale anyway, and would that the specific detailsand suggestions were readily availablePaul

Jan 17, 2004 21 Replies

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Paul R. Bennett 22 years ago

Grins, yes, various strains of alchohol certainly DO mix with water. Looks off into the middle distance with an innocent look.

Anyway, I will take the suggestions of both you gentlemen to mind.

I remember Kroger, up well north of me in Georgia. I was in the Eckerds parking lot today... don't ask why, just... don't ask. Just say as how I am thankful for my trailer towing ball, and there is a lady who is cussing her inattention, and the impact of aforesaid trailer ball on her front bumper. and forgot to run in to the store. Duh! Well, I will run out tomorrow. I want an excuse anyway to try a sandwich from Firehouse Subs.

And, if you think about it, under Federal Law and Regulation, Life would probably be banned as a hazard to Life! Nobody gets out alive! And Life is definitely hazardous to your health!

Paul

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Paul R. Bennett 22 years ago

Well, mine are literally twenty plus years old. I even have one still in the Atlas plastic box, unrun, and unopened. But I do really like those C linears, and the Sharknoses, and the PA-1's. The one sitting in the box is still sitting virgin. The one I am attacking has been rather battered, so no loss. I took some folks suggestions to mind about LED's and IC's, grabbed my dremel tool and had at. We will see how it works. I have even gotten hold of some tuner cleaner and given its electric contacts a good going over. We shall see. Thanks. Paul

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