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Stripping paint?
Bob Ajob:
It's got instructions on the back of the tin, but basically:
Do this outside, not in your garage (bad fumes).
Get your hose pip near by, with the water on, and just off at the pointy end.
Also get a bucket of water and a sponge.
Pour some in the lid, stipple it on with an old paintbrush - I used a 1 1/2" brush as it's what I picked up first.
It says to wait 20 minutes without letting it dry out, so watch it bubble up, and keep stippling over the top of what's there so it doesn't dry out. You'll find paint coming off onto your brush, but don't worry about that. You probably won't need to wait 20 mins, as you'll find the POs never rubbed down the paint, so it actually comes off rather well.
Work in small areas, in what ever pattern suits you, you'll see what works as you go along. Scrape after the paint has bubbled, buy yourself a putty knife, and a thin (2" ish) scraper, scraper useful for wide bits, putty knife has a small straight bit, and a curved bit which is useful for stubborn bits.
Don't push too hard with the scrapers or you may scrape down to bare metal.
It's good fun, and gets fast results, way better than angle-brushing!!
For the door strips, and windscreen surrounds, consider an old hard plastic kitchen spatular so you don't scratch the galvanising underneath, I've found the galvanised strips are actually quite well preserverd, or look it anyway :)
Once you've done a patch, it's worth wiping down the area with the wet sponge so the remover doesn't react anymore with the undercoat.
Bob Ajob:
Done carefully, it may actually save you re-painting your landrover - it will me ;)
The Landy Guy:
coool cheers mate
Bob Ajob:
Some piccies now, finally been able to upload to the gallery.
Before - note the painted windscreen surround. In fact, note that everything is painted! Even the bloomin washer jets!! Grrr!
After most of the fron there done by angle-grinder with brush attachment, not recommended (but I had to try it). Couple of reasons why not, takes too much paint off, it's slow, makes you hands tingle, the brush attachment gets stuck on your grinder!
Windscreen surround is a bit fiddly. I can't tell you how many layers of paint are on the roof!! I'll count them when I get to the roof again
Aaah - progress. I actually started here with the Nitromors, more fun in a large area, best picture to show last for progress though :)
Devon-Rover:
Looking nice!
I'll vouch to say that the prolonged inhalation of nitromor's leaves you feeling very lightheaded. :oops:
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