CamB: Your favorite stripper?

[Bill Douglas]

Cam, please no jokes about the girls at Mermaids bar please.

I'm not having much luck with paint strippers and I thought you may have been through this process as you seem to know all about the anodising off and the re-anodising process.

I have tried Turgostrip and one called H&R (or H&H, something like that - very common), without much success. I haven't seen Aircraft Stripper that the US guys recommend. Have you had any success with a localy available stripper?

I have been tempted to go to a local wheel place but I think he just throws the alloys in a caustic bath and stands back. I know Mag and Turbo in Manukau city do a good job but they are a bit expensive, plus I would like to do it myself.

Bill '79SC south pacific region.

[pbs911]

please no jokes about the girls at Mermaids bar please.


Damn, finally something I know something about!

[CamB]

Bill's just excited about Mermaids because there was nationwide publicity when it opened (in a prominent location), thus ensuring he could go along to "see what the fuss is all about".

Bill - I haven't started the stripping process yet. I have only used one type of stripper in the past (the one in the yellow aerosol can from Repco) and it worked, but it wasn't to remove factory paint from Fuchs. I remember reading here that the factory paint is pretty hard stuff...

I was planning to use Turgostrip, figuring that it would be better than the stuff in a spray can. Now you have me worried.

Have you tried ringing up a Car Paint & Supplies in the Yellow Pages? What about Paint Strippers (but most of them are probably hot tank, etc).

Let me know how you get on - I was going to start the process this weekend.

[Superman]

I believe the folks who have reported that the stuff used by the aircraft industry folks is the best. Go to the local airport and ask those mechanics.

[Bill Douglas]

I went around a few car painters and they all said Turgostrip. When I tried it got the top layer off easily, which was painted with ordinary car paint to match the car body colour. But, when I trid to get the black off, and under the black is a tellow primer, well I spent half a day and I've now got one very motley looking wheel with about 30% of the paint off. This is after lots of coats and scrubs with industrial scotch brites.

I used to work for Industrial Research Ltd, so I had access to lots of chemicals and tried DCM (sp ? Dichloramethane) which is the active ingrediant in strippers, but this didn't budge the paint.

Hopefully I haven't put you off Cam. Our cars are a few years apart and the paint may be a bit different.

Super, good idea. There are a few mechanical outfits that work on planes (that don't have high security fences and cops) close to where I live, so I'll ask them.

[CamB]

Put off - never, 'cause I have to do it. I am doing 4x 6x16" SC wheels and while 2 have previously been stripped and repainted (by PO) the other two are factory, never been touched. I bet they are a bastard to strip, as you say.

[Fishcop]

Bill, are you trying to remove paint or anodizing?

Anodizing does not come off with paint stripper. Use a strong oven cleaner.....many coats, hosing off each time. I believe the active ingredient to remove the anodizing is lie/lye (spelling?)

Cheers

[Bill Douglas]

Hi John. Love the new carpet set. If you ever feel like having a nice holiday in NZ please come and stay - but don't forget to bring the sewing machine

It's the paint I can't get off, specifically the factory black and the yellow primer. It's interesting what you said about the oven cleaner. Thanks, I'll talk to some of the chemist types here at Unilever where I work and track some down. I know one of the ingrediants in oven cleaner is caustic soda, which has a huge reaction with alluminum. I was planning on doing a caustic/wallpaper paste brew (the wallpaper paste makes it a bit easier to handle with a paint brush and doesn't run as much).

As far as the polishing goes, we have a couple of buffer machines here at work that they say I can use so I'll be ok in that respect.

[Fishcop]

Goodonyamate!

New Zealand is the one place we can afford to holiday!

What exactly are you doing to the wheels, a full polish?

Cheers

[Bill Douglas]

If you would like to come over and stay I'd be really pleased. We could do a trip up to the wine making area in the Wairarapa I live near the airport in Wellington right at the beach. Mind you the beach isn't as nice as your Queensland beaches. Plus with our dollar on par with, say Monopoly money, everything is almost for free. So any time, and there is lots of spare rooms in the house.

The wheels are 16" Fuchs and I plan to just polish them to a really high lustre. I thought shinny silver wheels on a silver car would look good.

[Fishcop]

Works for me.

Both the silver wheels and a trip to NZ

I'll keep in touch (wife is scared of the cold though )

[CamB]

I lived in Wellington for a few months John.

It's not cold. It's merely invigorating.

[Bill Douglas]

Good morning Cam, John, good evening everyone else. Cam Your're a bit of a sissy only lasting a couple of months, I've been here for years If it wasn't for the wind it would be quite an idyllic place - not too hot, not too cold.

[CamB]

Mornin'

Being a sissy had nothing to do with it - I was there for a winter and walked to work each day (the horizontal hail day was interesting). Surely I was an 'ard man.

But not as 'ard as Bill - I bet you surf through winter...

Nah, I left to move back to Auckland for friends, family and girlfriend (now fiance). I miss Fidels on Cuba St.

[Bill Douglas]

I guess if you're done a winter in Wellington it gives you pretty good cred'.

I do surf through the winter, not much, just enough so I can say "oh yeah, I was out the other week (in reality month) in that big swell".

I was a young Westie. As a young kid I lived in Old Titarangi Rd, Titarangi, and used to swim at green bay.

Fidels, yumm.

[Fishcop]

Mornin' Lads

Wife and I grew up near the Snowy Mountains in Victoria.....we know cold! It's just that we prefer light-weight shorts and t-shirts

A reciprical offer goes out to you guys as well, anytime you wanna see the Reef.

[Bill Douglas]

Did you hear that sound John. That's me knocking on the door.

Seriously, I'd love to come and visit some time. thanks for the offer

[pohsche]

Aircraft Remover is the ticket. 7 cars of experience. Brush it on heavy. Don't over work it. Let it set so it can work, and scrape or brush it off. It also takes out bondo, but requires a lot of applications for that.

Alan Poh
Carrera 3.0