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Post by justanotheramy on Sept 23, 2015 12:34:34 GMT 10
Lest anyone doubt that I've gotten a bit obsessive about tackling my Carapark Sixteen-Two, I've been having recurring dreams in which I'm stripping the paint (a coat of house paint over the original factory paint) off the shell! Alas, I doubt that reality will be as simple… in my dreams I just poke at it a bit with a paint scraper. Ha! As if! So I've been searching the forum and googling and reading and… I believe I need to pressure clean with water, then strip the paint with an aeronautical stripper? Something specifically formulated for aluminium, anyway, so acid activated rather than caustic? Googling about removing paint from aluminium, and I'm reading people on forums in the UK and U.S. using an aluminium stripper called " Eldorado PR-2002" to get paint off things like aircraft, boats, bike frames, Airstreams… Aledgedly much more effective and also slightly less poisonous than the alternatives? Is that something available in Australia? Or… Searching this forum I read someone enthusing about a soy based stripper? Has anyone else tried it? Beyond even just normal health and safety, the van is in my backyard with my pet goose, our fruit trees, my daughter playing… I'd rather not turn the whole site into a toxic runoff zone, yeah? Suggestions? Or am I… dreaming? And before I even get into that, should I be taking out the cabinetry and storing it somewhere safe? With the leaks and all, this sounds like it could get messy…
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Post by adamcharch on Sept 23, 2015 12:53:54 GMT 10
Hi Amy if you are going to polish the aluminium afterwards you can use a 3M paint stripping wheel attachment for a 4 inch grinder it doesn't damage the surface just leaves small swirls, it works fast though and make sure you get the one suitable for soft surfaces.
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Post by King Fisher on Sept 23, 2015 13:17:13 GMT 10
If its only house paint then a heat gun and paint scraper might do the job.
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Post by justanotheramy on Sept 23, 2015 14:30:17 GMT 10
It's house paint over the factory original paint. Ideally I would find a way to get the paint off without spreading bits all over the backyard?
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Post by Mustang on Sept 23, 2015 17:47:16 GMT 10
Are you repainting or polishing? I'am repainting , so our option is wet & dry 400 grit. Acetone will remove all your paint from aluminium, but it needs care.
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Post by justanotheramy on Sept 23, 2015 22:43:17 GMT 10
Do I need to decide now? My main priority for now is to get it structurally sound and watertight, so I hadn't really thought that far I'm assuming the original paint is lead based — in which case, wouldn't a gel stripper spread less dust and debris around?
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Post by gregh on Sept 25, 2015 11:33:55 GMT 10
You need to used a product like CitriStrip Gel. It's non toxic and cleans off with water. Paint should easily almost wipe off. Available at Bunnings & Masters
Cheers Greg
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Post by justanotheramy on Sept 29, 2015 13:06:47 GMT 10
I think the original paint is probably lead based, so I'm hoping to… contain… it? Does the citrus gel do that?
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Post by cathmurr14 on Oct 4, 2015 19:55:24 GMT 10
Hi I have the same problem. I have a 1968 coronet prince where some artist (I use the term loosely! Has painted a horrible black grass tree with enamel paint and also painted over the original paintwork with hopuse paint. My viscount royal also has had the lovely lime green striping covered over with house paint (what is it with using housepaint!!) I am going to try the citrigel strppier on a patch on both and see if it does the trick. I will post how it goes.
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Post by justanotheramy on Oct 4, 2015 20:06:39 GMT 10
I've ordered a sample of the soy based stripper, so when that arrives I'll report back too
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Post by cathmurr14 on Oct 28, 2015 21:35:27 GMT 10
Hi hit a bit of a snag. Went into the hardware store and it no longer stocks citrigel stripper. Will try some other places (in the country so I have limited choices ) as soon as I have tried it I will post results. I am going to try the goo off graffiti remover on the black enamel paint.
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Post by cathmurr14 on Dec 30, 2015 21:04:27 GMT 10
Hi I have finally found some citrigel stripper and tried a bit on my viscount royal. It took the housepaint off nicely and (so far) left the original enamel underneath intact, which is a lovely lime green! ☺ I will post a photo when I have completed a bigger section.
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Post by andys on Dec 30, 2015 22:18:55 GMT 10
Half your luck. Some numbat (I use the term with the greatest affection) painted the whole of our van using house paint - BADLY. Problem is that mine is an Olympic Riviera, so being fibreglass the only option is to sand the paint off to get the van back to the gelcoat, oh what a wonderful way to spend several hours, or days or most likely weeks, months or years !!!
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Post by cathmurr14 on Dec 31, 2015 19:41:31 GMT 10
Good luck! It must have been a craze 20 years ago to paint over caravans with house paint. Could be worse and be a bad enamel paint job all over them. ?.
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