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

[Scott Seickel]

I use a aircraft paint remover available from Eastwood Co. to do all
my metal stripping.   Problem with paint removers available "retail" is
that they are all "environmentally friendly"  which equates to "not
working".
Ya see, the paint was not that tough afterall.

Scott







----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@direcway.com>
To: <R-390@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:35 PM
Subject: [R-390] Imperial/Teledyne Front Panel Paint Removal


> 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!
>
>
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