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85_SS_302_Coupe
02-21-2008, 07:04 PM
I'm stripping off factory powder coat and this stuff is F'in tough. I usually use Jasco Premium stripper which is a jell kind of stripper that you brush on, and it got me this far but i'm gonna have a hard time in between the spokes because i'm having to scrape it off with a plastic putty knife and it won't fit between the spokes.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/stripped1.jpg
PaulFiveOh
02-21-2008, 07:45 PM
Was it the Jasco in the Brown/Tan Container?

The strongest, consumer availlible stuff is Marine Finish Stripper. It is used to take off baked on finishes....

Now where can you buy it locally.....beats me, sorry!
347sc
02-21-2008, 08:03 PM
Have em blasted,polish the lip and paint the middle.
85_SS_302_Coupe
02-21-2008, 08:16 PM
Well, having them blasted is an issue...how do you mask off the lip and keep it from getting pitted? Also now that i see how clean the finish is under the paint i'm thinking about just leaving them that way.
Mista Bone
02-21-2008, 08:45 PM
30 pack of Keystones, crate of Whiteys, drop them off at Dedpedals place.
PaulFiveOh
02-21-2008, 08:54 PM
30 pack of Keystones, crate of Whiteys, drop them off at Dedpedals place.

Damn! I wish I needed something Bead Blasted!
plated
02-21-2008, 09:05 PM
aircraft stripper will take it off and the skin off your bones.try hamlet and smyth,works better with heat to ;)
85_SS_302_Coupe
02-21-2008, 09:09 PM
Yeah this Jasco stuff will burn the shit out of your skin if you get it on you. When you're brushing it on sometimes the brush will flip some on you and it starts burning after just a couple seconds and you gotta rinse it off ASAP or it'll burn little holes in ya.

And yes Paul it's the brown/gold looking can. It's really good stuff but this powdercoat is really tough stuff. It's really thick, at least 1/32 thick. I need something so nasty that it'll just eat the stuff off in between the spokes and i can just rinse it off. The Jasco stuff needs to be scraped and it took me all day just to do one wheel.
PaulFiveOh
02-21-2008, 09:11 PM
Yea, I expeiranced the same issues when I used it on my upper mani.

I had to throw on long sleves and even saftey googles (i looked fly haha)

If you can find stripper that is labeled as "Marine" Stripper, that will work. It takes about 30min to fully set up, but it is used to remove any finish that is "cooked" on.
99Slobra
02-21-2008, 09:42 PM
Aircraft Stripper. And if the warning label is not the entire rear of the bottle then you're not buying the right stuff.
Black92LX
02-22-2008, 03:17 AM
Aircraft Stripper. And if the warning label is not the entire rear of the bottle then you're not buying the right stuff.

+1 aircraft stripper is some wicked stuff.

get yourself a respirator and a hell of a ventilated room.
85_SS_302_Coupe
02-22-2008, 06:23 AM
A guy on the Merkur forum told me to try Permatex gasket remover...said it eats powdercoat right off. I'll try both and see what happens.
IWRBB
02-22-2008, 11:59 AM
You could try oven cleaner too. That stuff will take anodizing off, dunno about PC.
PaulFiveOh
02-22-2008, 04:16 PM
Good idea about the gasket remover.

That stuff is also very nasty, it will burn the shit out of you if you dont take precautions.
85_SS_302_Coupe
02-22-2008, 08:00 PM
Well so far i think the Permatex is going to do it. It's gonna take a few coatings and some toothbrush work and probably 2 cans per rim but it's better than anything so far.


I tried Smyth paint center for the aircraft stripper but they were closed.
85_SS_302_Coupe
02-22-2008, 08:20 PM
Damn...this stuff is pretty hardcore. This is after about 15 minutes.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P2220002.jpg


I wish i'd have started with this stuff. I bet it makes for a really good parts cleaner too.
PaulFiveOh
02-22-2008, 08:31 PM
Haha Yep, I've shot my last 2 blocks down with those when I needed to clean up the head gasket surface.
85_SS_302_Coupe
02-22-2008, 09:44 PM
Holy cow...now i'm even more thrilled with this stuff. It seems that the 2 white rims i have are original white rims (too bad they're nasty, the white ones are super rare) and that means only one layer to peal off. This stuff is coming off like latex rubber.


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/p2220003.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P2220006.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P2220009.jpg