[R-390] Imperial/Teledyne Front Panel Paint Removal

[Jerry Kincade]

Thanks for all the excellent ideas and helpful comments on this. Talked to a
local plastic bead blaster this morning who looked the panel over and said
he'd be afraid to try it, he was pretty sure it would round out the
lettering, even using plastic media. However, he had a gallon can of
"Jet-Strip" that he swears by sitting there, so he swabbed a bit on a corner
(it was 16 degrees in the outside doorway we were standing in) and in about
3-4 minutes the paint was soft enough to scrape with a fingernail. He said
it works much faster (!) in a warm environment. Jet-Strip is an automotive
and aircraft paint shop product, available at O'Reilly's Auto Parts stores
for $20 a gallon. It doesn't appear to be available in quarts. Washes off
with water, works when nothing else would, he said it also eats skin like a
brown recluse spider bite, chemical/rubber gloves are required. I bought a
gallon and will go at it this weekend. I expect to finally be able to paint
this thing lime chartreuse with black lettering like I always wanted. (just
kidding). Thanks again to all.

Jerry W5KP

P.S. I finally unpacked my new CY-979/U cabinet from the carton. Boy, is it
pretty. Now I have to get as good a finish on the front panel as is on the
cabinet!