On Thu, 19 May 2005 04:24:30 -0400, "Wild Bill"
wrote:
Maybe the most effortless way to remove paint and fillers is with high heat.
A propane torch (or almost any flame) will soften and blister it almost
instantly.
One needs to avoid breathing the stink, it's most likely very nasty fumes.
An improvised scraper will get thru deep coatings quickly with the aid of
heat.
A solvent scrub of the stripped areas should be adequate for refinishing.
Media blasting soft materials is generally slow as the impact of the grit
seems to be reduced by soft materials.
WB
D'oh! Damn...And I didnt even think about using heat....blush..and I
have an electric paint stripper in the truck for bearing heating..and
a bunch of various torches of all types.
Blush.....
thanks for for the kick start.
Gunner
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"Gunner" wrote in message
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Im stripping a Buffalo Forge Co. #18 drill press in preparation for
making Mucho Macho Drill Press #1
(1hp, MT3 spindle, VFD)
Ive used StripEez paint stripper, but some of the old filler will not
come up easily in the corners and crannies. Ive cup brushed where I
could, and still cant get into some of the tight places. The biggest
media I have for the blast cabinet is 40-70 crushed glass and its
taking forever to remove the paint/filler
Will I have better luck with sand?
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner
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"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner