<VV> Aircraft Paint Stripper

[Tony Underwood]

At 07:45 hours 07/01/2005, Norman Witte wrote:
>Hank, what about sanding down the Imron and then chemically stripping?
>
>Norm
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Guys
> >
> > To save time and cash, I am trying to strip the paint from the
> > hood and engine lid of the EUM Donor Car. It has Imron over
> > the original paint.
> > I am no paint and body man, but I have been told that Imron
> > is one of the hardest man made substances there is. And is
> > almost impossible to strip.



It ain't that hard.   Try out some of the standard aircraft style paint 
strippers.   They're designed not to hurt aluminum and since a lot of 
aircraft are painted with polyurethane paint (such as Imron) it should 
work.   I've also heard that "Citristrip" paint remover will remove 
polyurethane paint.   It likes to be used in the sun to keep things hot, 
and after everything softens up, a pressure washer is handy to take the 
stuff off.

I myself have not seen much  that a serious grade of aircraft strip won't 
soften up enough to remove it with a nylon scraper or a pressure washer.


Or, you can assault it with a single-edge razor blade and shave it 
off...  depending on how well it's stuck to  what's underneath.  Poly 
paints may be tough, but they don't really stick any better than much of 
anything else so it might simply carve off with a razor blade.   Been there 
done that.


tony..