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KevinC
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 231
Location: Prosser, Washington
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: a dumb idea for removing powder coating from steel parts.... |
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I had a thought, and tested it on some waste material - thought I would throw it out there for the knowledgable to thrash....
I took a chunk of excess butt rib standoff tee, taped it off with 3M green, and painted on some gell-type paint stripper. 30 min later I wiped off the excess and took a wire wheel to it with the die grinder. After removing the paint I wiped everything down with MEK. the tape gave a nice clean edge to the remaining powder coat.
I've already done most of the hard stuff by flapper wheel (lift strut attach brackets, etc.). I know this is too easy, and therefore wrong.....
Always a slacker-
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KevinC
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 231
Location: Prosser, Washington
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: come on, folks! |
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Ok, I am very surprised this didn't get a response. I've never met such an opinionated bunch as aircraft builders!! Just ask them which engine/covering system/etc. is best....
I'd hate to think this is a good idea - it is just too easy.
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Dave Krall CFII SEL SES
Joined: 14 Mar 2007
Posts: 358
Location: Seattle WA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I will give it a try soon... it sounds good. |
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Karl
Joined: 08 Aug 2008
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Location: Clemson, SC
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: powder coat removal |
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hello all,
I used permatex gasket remover to remove some powder coat. I gooogled "powder coat removal" and found this web site.
http://www.choppersurplus.com/global/articles/howtoremovepowdercoating.html
cheers,
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Johnny C!
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Posts: 183
Location: Brevard, NC
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Here's what I do...
I finish the surface with coarse sandpaper...
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scubarider2
Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Posts: 287
Location: Cleveland, GA
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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I just used a dremmel with a small sanding wheel. Some pieces took some time but got it done.
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MH434
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
Posts: 16
Location: Katikati, New Zealand
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:58 am Post subject: |
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I tried the paint remover and it worked well for the first strut bracket. I then tried a 3M paint remover wheel that I had left over from a car restoration. It's a rubberised, honeycomb sort of wheel for a normal electric drill and they cost only a few dollars each. I did the remaining three brackets in less time than it took me to tape up and apply the stripper to the first one. Real easy and it doesn't touch the metal.
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