Samba link paint removal spray

[racetearoffs]

Hey found this and used it on a 65 mgb and seems to work pretty good. Basically spray ,garbage bag , wait overnight pressure wash . :thumbsup: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=167756&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

https://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f246/racetearoffs/?mediafilter=images

Pictures of the 65

 

[aeronca65t]

Not bad.

It seems to depend on the quality of paint you're removing, but it looks like a great way to deal with a previous, cheap re-spray.

Thanks.

 

[hottvr]

Wonder what you use to treat the fender with after it has been stripped and will primer still stick to the fender after it's been used.
Rick

 

[DrEntropy]

Good thinkin' Rick.

I'd use it on file cabinets, tho. :wink:

 

[racetearoffs]

Wonder what you use to treat the fender with after it has been stripped and will primer still stick to the fender after it's been used.
Rick

I am going to wrap the car with 3m material printed after i get all the paint off . I am going to make sure i get the rust off and a simple primer will be used .<<< I hope i can find something to stick !!!! I can wrap the car and not have to worry about the expense of paint and body time and labor . Wrap print is about $250 gonna use for promotion of business . I can worry about paint restore in a couple of years if ever . The wrap will save the body as is until then .

I am waiting for a case to get to the local Ace hardware then i will get some pics after its down to the metal . I am thinking of Brit rock star type deal the who /stones ect ? Not gonna do the Austin powers deal .

 

[racetearoffs]

heres video after 24 hr soak https://uk.youtube.com/user/whipteachr1

 

[ronzet]

racetearoffs,

The video looks impressive.... although with my paint job the pressure washer might be enough... :smirk:

I think I am going to give this a try... Just to make sure.. It is Dawn Power Desolver?!?!? and where can you buy it???

 

[racetearoffs]

Check The samba link ,, I got mine at ace hardware . Here >>>>>>>>
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=167756&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0


Yes dawn power dissolver the bottle is a little shorty 12.8 ounces , after I sprayed the fender I cut a garbage bag at the seams and made it one ply and covered the fender and let sit over night . I left it in the garage no heavy fumes very surprised in the morning .

 

[ronzet]

Racetearoffs,

I am stripping my engine compartment and will give this a try on the weekend... I'll let you know how it faires...

 

[beaulieu]

its pretty hard to find ,

I got mine at an Ace hardware too,

but never found it at Walmart or a grocery store,,,,,

 

[GTsRFine]

Found it at Wal-Mart here in Augusta. I put it on one half of an old greasy, dirty MGB timing cover and put a plastic baggy around it. That was about 4 hours ago. I think I'll go out and see how it is cooking. If it is worthwhile, I'll post the results.

 

[GTsRFine]

OK - I'm impressed.
Took the timing cover out of the bag, wiped off the dissolved grease with a paper towel. Gave it test portion a quick hit with the scraper, then rinsed it off with a garden hose. Here's the results in the attached photo:
A longer cook-out period would have given better results I think. Also something stronger than a garden hose would have been better also. Despite these quibbles, this stuff will save a lot of labor and wear/tear on the air compressor/bead blaster when you are refreshing your engine.

 

[Bruce74B]

My wife found some at the local grcery store and I used it to degrease the master cylinder bracket when I R&Red the MC this weekend...sprayed it down, let it soak for about 20 minutes and 34 years of crud rinsed right off. A little Metal Prep and POR15 will make it like new...great stuff!

Bruce

 

[ronzet]

I am thinking that this might work well in my engine compartment... (for pictures - refer to the Progress Report that I have posted today).

Although it may melt anything that I haven't removed!! :smirk:

Ya' know, if this works as well as it seems, it is a boon as a labor saving device for we car nuts!!

 

[mgb4tim]

I have an old pair of fiberglass fenders that have cracking paint on them. I wonder how it treats gel coat.

I'll test a piece of fiberglass scrap after heading to Ace tomorrow for a bottle.

My mom swears by the stuff. She had an old skillet with burnt on crud - sprayed it, let it sit 5-10 minutes, washed it off in the sink, and it came clean.

Heck, let me ask the wife if we have any in the kitchen-wouldn't that be a treat!

!Edit!!

My sweet, sweet wife had a bottle under the sink. I sprayed a piece of fiberglass, both sides, that has a few aluminum riv-nuts and a couple black-oxide coated stainless screws in them, 1/4"-20 x 3/4", if you are wondering.

Soaked it all down in a zip lock, and will see what prevails in the AM.

 

[DrEntropy]

I was wondering about this, Tim. Suspect it'll eat into th' gel AND the resin tho.

 

[mgb4tim]

The results are in after a 12-hour test.

The zip-loc bag suffered the most "damage". I set the bag in the sink over night, which I am glad I did. The outside was all slimy, as if the Power Dissolver had permeated through.

I washed the piece off with cool water in a utility tub, and the gel coat was fine, the resin was fine, and the aluminum riv-nuts were fine. The black oxide coating on the SS screw was transparent.

So. the next test will be a small portion of the fiberglass fender I have, to see if the paint comes off. I bet covering it with clear plastic and setting in the sun would kill it. I think black trash bag in the shade would allow it to stay wet longer and penetrate better. Thoughts?

 

[DrEntropy]

Yup. No direct sunlight. And I'd expect it to eat biodegradable plastics... I'm still concerned about what it'll do to 'glas resin, tho.

 

[mgb4tim]

If it's washed off well, scuffed with sand paper, cleaned with solvent, and primed, I think it would be fine.

We'll find out when I pull out the old fender.

 

[dklawson]

Fascinating. I'm stripping the Spitfire floors to apply POR and just bought a gallon of Bix stripper. I'll postpone that a couple of days while I look for the Dawn product. It sounds too good not to try.