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Anyone know of a good acid dip place in the Chester County, PA area? Or even around Philadelphia.
 
The silence is deafening, so I will take that as a "No".
 
Sorry, Ian. Last time I was in the area was 1974. Have you a way to check with a local hot-rod club? That's as close as I can get to "helpful".
 
I'm doing the same thing with an old body panel. Don't you have to first "blast" it with some nutshell formula? Have you sanded it?
 
Aircraft chemical stripper that you can buy is pretty easy to use - paint it on with a brush, wait, strip paint, repeat as necessary, wrinse with a metal etch, prime.
 
I’ll second Tony on the aircraft stripper. I believe Marhyde makes some, sold in the auto store chains. Wear chemical resistant gloves and apply in a well-ventilated space. It’s good to have a spritz bottle of water handy in case any of the stripper gets on you. There will be a burning sensation.
 
Marhyde also makes a spray-on stripper that works a lot better, faster, and easier, in my opinion. A little spendy but it cut stuff that can type strippers didn't touch.
 
I am looking for something to eat the rust where you can't get to it; inside box channels etc. Presumably you can then dip it to reprotect the hidden areas and then get to work repairing whatever holes have been created by the now missing rust. Or am I wrong?
 
the last time I used paint stripper I got dizzy, then nauseous, and it lasted for 2 days, even though I did it outside, plenty ventilation. There must be some very poisonous chemicals in those strippers.

I ended up sanding the old fashioned way, since the stripper melted the old paint, (what a mess) but did not touch the original black primer. I gave the can of remaining stripper to the maintenance man in my complex, he refused it. I took it to Home Depot, where I bought it, they refused it. I finally called a Hazardous Materials number and they told me where to dispose of the darned thing.

Never again.

Ex
 
TRDejaVu said:
Anyone know of a good acid dip place in the Chester County, PA area? Or even around Philadelphia.
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If you willing to drive up the Blue Route (aka 476/NE extension), try Redi-Strip in Allentown PA.
476 North to Allentown/US22 Exit
Follow signs to US 78/22 East (stay right past toll)
RT 78 and 22 split, keep right on 22East
Exit at Fullerton Ave; turn RIGHT/South at light.
Entrance is ~2 miles on LEFT before the little concrete bridge - church on right side.

It is an old industrial complex under the big bridge at Union Blvd ; it is tricky to find the entrance.

Been using them for years.

Redi Strip of Allentown
1 W Allen St # 5
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 437-7878


I've also used PowderCraft in Exton, PA which is probably much closer to you. Never had anything stripped/blasted from them, just powdercoating. Happy customer.


https://www.thomasnet.com/eastern-pennsylvania/stripping-services-metal-4874-1.html
 
Thanks Scott,

Exton is a couple of miles from me and Allentown about 1 hour away. I will call Redi Strip when I get a chance.
 
Ian - looks like Red-Strip has changed their name to Quick-Strip.

And if you decide to use them, stop by for a chat and a cold beer, you pretty have to drive past my house to get there :smile:

PowderCraft did all the tins in my engine bay and they look outstanding 5 years on. I picked my stuff up on a slow day and they gave me a tour of their shop. Not a pretty building/site, but they seem to know their stuff. They were baking a Lotus 7 frame the day I visited.
 
Look for a soda blaster in your area. This will take off the paint and the rust and will not harm or deform the metal in any way. After using other methods I can't recommend this process enough.

Go to Google - type in soda blast and your state or area - you should get a hit.
 
But how does soda blasting get at the hidden areas; inside the stiffeners etc?
 
Soda blasting is similiar to sandblasting except the media is different. If you dont think you can get in with a sand blaster then you also can't get in with soda.
 
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But how does soda blasting get at the hidden areas; inside the stiffeners etc?
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The reason I chose not to go with dip was because the acid would strip thise hidden areas but I wouldn't be able to repaint them. I'm not just thinking stiffeners but inside of sills etc. The dipping company did not seem to have any facility to dip the car in primer/ sealer so I took a pass on it all and went with media blasting - should have done soda though /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cryin.gif
 
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