Topic: tough paint removal problem

[rtate]

I had a friend media blast my hood hinges and he couldn't get all the paint off the parts.
Said he used an "industrial stripper"
What do you suggest I use to get this stubborn paint off ?

[jwc66k]

Try: acetone; Krud Kutter (available at home depot); a generic paint remover (also Home Depot); used carburetor cleaner (Berryman B-12 - I use it to soak bolts with a lot of paint on them); a different "media" - I prefer glass beads.
Jim

[Bossbill]

It might be a 2K paint -- which is much harder to remove than the 1K used originally.
I would use a cold tank dip (if available) or use a more aggressive media than glass bead.
Some people are afraid to turn up the glass ball media, but it will cut better at 100psi than the usual 35-40. It will also break down faster.
If using an aluminum oxide media you can follow it with the glass ball to get a better finish.
Most people don't understand that the pressure media is like sandpaper and you can go from a course grit to a finer grit (in stages, too). You will also lose details in the process, just like sandpaper.

[CharlesTurner]

Can soak the parts in urethane reducer (kind of expensive to do that).  Or, find a wheel shop locally that does powder coating, they might be willing to dip them in the stripper they use for wheels.  There's a Benco product I have used, some really nasty stuff, but don't think they sell to J.Q. Public anymore.

[69bossnut]

Sometimes a local radiator shop has dip tank that will do it for you as well.