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01-26-2014, 02:19 PM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I spent my weekend stripping the paint off of my hood and the front fenders. I used aircraft paint stripper then sanded it down. Very time consuming.
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01-26-2014, 02:39 PM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Oh...My neck!
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01-27-2014, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
That looks really good, I have been struggling on how to strip all the old paint off my truck it needs to go to metal. All in all did the stripper work well for you and what did you use in the sanding process thanks Jerry
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01-27-2014, 09:57 PM | #4 |
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Re : Chemical Stripping
Just be EXTREMELY CAREFUL of chemical burns ! I first used " Aircraft Remover " in the 1960's and got some on my hands and arms , boy howdy was that a bad burn and hurt like the dickens because no water or anything else to remove it from my skin .
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01-28-2014, 12:49 AM | #5 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
The aircraft stripper I used worked pretty good. I roughed up the paint with 40 grit just to open up the paint to let the stripper soak in. I had about three coats of old paint on. So it took a coat of stripper for each coat of old paint. Once I scrapped off as much as I could I used 80 grit to remove the rest. Like the previous post said, be careful with it. It will eat through light latex gloves, your clothes et,. were goggles, use in well ventilated area and/or use a respirator.
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01-28-2014, 08:54 AM | #6 | |
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01-28-2014, 09:33 AM | #7 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I looked into getting it blasted. There's a company not too faraway that does it. I was quotes about $125 to $150 a panel. So it would add up pretty quick.
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01-28-2014, 09:36 AM | #8 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Typically if you do it all at one time they will cut the deal... I was quoted 125 for fenders and grill and 150 for the hood but they did all 4 pieces for 300...
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01-28-2014, 01:53 PM | #10 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
New u-joints and carrier bearing. Should have bought a puller($30)...local brake shop pulled it off and stripped out my threads...now I know why they didn't charge me. $65 later at Scottys Driveshaft fixed the problem...they are the best.
Whooped my butt for awhile...as always the search button was most helpful.
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