Andrew and List,
I have stripped a few cars with chemical stripper, including my '79 B.
While it is very messy and toxic, if you take the right precautions it
works well. I've found "Strip-eze" to be the best stuff available at Home
Depot or the hardware store. I have also used "aircraft" stripper from
the body shop supplier which also worked well. The best secret I have
found is to use a single sided razor blade in a scraper hold to remove
the softened paint. It really does a good job of getting under the paint
instead of sliding over it like a puty knife. Good luck. work one panel
at a time and you'll be done in no time (about a week).
Steve Bettencourt
http://clubs.hemmings.com/bmcne
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:39:40 -0230 "Andrew Proudfoot"
<amproud@nf.sympatico.ca> writes:
> As we move into fall I still await the return of the 77 from the
> budyguy (I
> use that term loosely) more like the ......................
> Seems he has gotten fed up stripping paint. I have discussed, with
> his
> employee, stripping the paint and it seems I may do it myself. (just
> like I
> wanted to do in the first place) Anyone with any points, hints, does
> or
> don'ts? I don't wanna look to uneducated on the subject when I get
> there. Do
> I just use regulaur paint stripper like one uses on wood? What do I
> wipe it
> down with then? Thinners? TIA.
>
> Safety Faster
> Andy Proudfoot 77B
> Gander, Nfld.
>
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