Re: Removing paint

Posted by Rich Bishop On 2011/4/25 10:19:24

I can't say that I habe used it on a car but I have some experience with it back in my helicopter building days at Sikorsky. The sheet metal guys swore by it, but the stuff didn't work well on the parts that I needed it to work on, which was removing the factory green primer so I could get a good electrical bond.On the underside of the part I was working on, which was painted a white aircraft-grade paint, it bubbled up almost immediately. I ended up using the old standby-3M rolocs with a die grinder.
Now, that being said, most cars probably have a softer finish/primer than an aircraft would, so I think for most guys here it would work. With all of your layers, it would likely require repeated applications. The stuff we used does burn your skin if you get it on there and it is very reactive to some plastics, styrofoam, etc.