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Black paint

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Gadget, Oct 3, 2010.

  1. Gadget

    Gadget New Member

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    Has some one got tips for removing black paint from my engin thanks
     
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    Probably soda blasting, or some kind of paint stripper. I heard some paint strippers will darken the aluminum though.
     
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    bigfitz52 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    Aircraft Paint Remover, sold through most auto parts stores here, as well as auto paint supply houses. It's what a lot of us use to get the original clear lacquer off the polished bits and it doesn't darken anything. Soda blasting works well to remove the residue from porous surfaces especially.
     
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    what fitz said and you're going to want to powerwash it off, cuz scraping all that off the fins would suck

    and dont get it on your hand and / or take a leak

    ouch!
     
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    Fitz- I once heard that there is no difference in aircraft paint remover over regular paint stripper. What are your opinions on that? Ive never used the aircraft remover, but Ive never had a problem with other strippers. Honestly the "environmentally" friendly citrus kind always seems to get the job done well for me.
     
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    Just my two cents

    what's been painted on to your engine has been baked on from engine heat, and is probably pretty tough, aircraft remover can strip the makeup off an old hooker, it usually takes around 2 minutes for full penetration and can be scraped off, i dont know if this is environmentally friendly, I dont care, but it burns your skin real bad so it must work, and it does

    and I dont know what you mean by regular stripper, like acetone or something? I would think aircraft is easier than dealing with that
     
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    Im not sure what brand I am referring to. But you can get it at wal-mart. Something like strip-clean or something?

    Fortunately, I dont have a seca or a midnight lol
     
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    Thanks for ur input folks :)
     
  9. bigfitz52

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    "Normal" household DIY strippers I was using didn't seem to be all that effective against quarter-century old baked on Yamaha clearcoat; I was getting nowhere until I tried Aircraft Paint Remover (thanks to this site!)

    That being said, even Aircraft stripper sometimes has a hard time, and for that I use NAPA spray-on gasket remover, even nastier yet.
     
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    Sounds pretty nasty. Well if I find a problem of getting some tough paint off, Ill keep that in mind. Thanks Fitz.
     
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    If I recall correctly, aircraft remover is formulated to be used on aluminum without causing any physical damage or having a chemical reaction with it. After all, would you want to be flying in that newly painted airplane wondering if the fuselage was compromised by the painting process 8O
    That's why it works so good on our aluminum engines and leaves 'em lookin' spankin' clean! 8)
     

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