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I have two question about removing paint from my 76 MGB.
First, I have heard of miracle paint removal/stripper products, like "Peel Away". Has any one used one on there car?

Second, I was considering sandblasting the car. I know someone that has a industrial sandblaster. Would it be too strong?

Thanks
-Quentin-
 
air craft stripper, available at paint stores works good but requires work. Be vary careful with an industrial sandblaster, you can very easily warp the metal. Pros use more exotic materials than sand.
 
Aloha Quentin,

Can't help you regarding the "peel away" stripper, but I will second Chuck's words of caution. Sandblasting can cause alot of heat and warp sheet metal. An aggressive grit is used the metal surface can become very rough amd uneven. There is a good possibility of digging holes in the metal also. There are a variety of blast media like glass beads and walnut shells in addition to the industrial sand and diamond dust.

Safety Fast,
Dave
 
When I had my MGA stripped, they used plastic pellets as the blast media. They still had to be very careful when on the aluminum body parts. One of the reasons I decided to use blasting, instead of a chemical stripper, was that I was told by some that chemical strippers can get into places where you can't clean them out, or paint over. With blasting, you can paint anywhere you can blast.
 
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 76MGB:
I have two question about removing paint from my 76 MGB.
First, I have heard of miracle paint removal/stripper products, like "Peel Away". Has any one used one on there car?

Second, I was considering sandblasting the car. I know someone that has a industrial sandblaster. Would it be too strong?<hr></blockquote>

Quentin, you didn't mention what your intentions are. If you're restoring the car I'd recommend completely remove everything and have the body acid dipped. Makes rust removal easy, and also easy to weld. Or, if your just going for a re-spray, why not have it bead blasted?

Oh, I forgot to add, I did use Peel away and found it works great on small areas. It's about the consistency of mayonaise, spreads on easy. If you go that route, spread on the Peel Away, cover with clear plastic, allow plenty of time, then scrape off. Uh!, hard work.


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