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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that
has a metal body(stainless steel?). There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. Thank you! Bob |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
The casing is likely cast aluminum, although I could be wrong.
As far as the paint stains go, think of them as a "patina" that gives the drill "character". "Bob" wrote in message ... I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that has a metal body(stainless steel?). There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. Thank you! Bob |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
I personally wouldn't care about some paint on a drill either, but since
it's a metal body drill he should be able to get them off with a product like "Goof Off", ( any hardware or paint store will have it,) which takes paint off just about anything, or even just plain old heavy duty paint stripper. If it was plastic this might not be the best idea, most plastics won't survive the solvents in those strippers. http://www.valsparglobal.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp -- Mikey S. "Doug Brown" wrote in message ... The casing is likely cast aluminum, although I could be wrong. As far as the paint stains go, think of them as a "patina" that gives the drill "character". "Bob" wrote in message ... I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that has a metal body(stainless steel?). There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. Thank you! Bob |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
Bob wrote:
I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that has a metal body(stainless steel?). It's cast aluminum. __________ There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Finish? What finish? It's bare metal except for the slopped on paint spots. ____________ Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. Heard of paint remover? Or just scrape them off. Use fairly coarse steel wool and follow up with #000 or #000 if you want a nice satiny surface. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
You need some important projects if your concerned with paint on a
drill go build something!! |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
"Bob" wrote in message ... I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that has a metal body(stainless steel?). There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. Acetone? |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
On Mar 3, 8:48*pm, "Bob" wrote:
I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that has a metal body(stainless steel?). There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. Thank you! Bob Spilled some paint on a borrowed drill, didn't you? |
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Paint (oil and latex)removal from body of electric drill
Bob wrote:
I have an old but in excellent condition Black and Decker power drill that has a metal body(stainless steel?). There are lots of paint stains on the body and chuck that I would like to remove (hopefully without damaging the finish of the drill body). Any suggestions for removal of oil base and/or latex paint. Most of the paint stains have been on the drill body for many years. I believe denatured alcohol (mostly methanol) takes off latex. |
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