Chip, last winter I had some repainting done on my 53 R-Type Bentley. Fhe
front fenders on that are larger, but similar to the Morgans. The body shop
recommended that I take them to REDISTRIP in Allentown, PA. I don't know
where you live, but if you're in a reasonabe distance, I'd recommend them.
They use both an oven and a chemical remover. They don't charge much
compared to what the body shop would charge you (or the mess you'd have
doing it yourself. They also do it quickly. If you think you'd like to try
doing it yourself, try the POR stripper. It is very good. I can't remember
the exact product name, but all that POR stuff is quite good. If there is a
strip shop (as opposed to a strip joint) closer to your home that does what
Redistrip does, I'd say to use them. The body shop who did my repaint
strongly recommended them and the process they use.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ernest(Chip) Brown <ebrown@ms.com>
To: Morgans@Autox.Team.Net <Morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: Technical Advice From the list, please!
> Although I rarely do things like this, after I get my brakes back
> together, I'm going to remove my crunched left front wing and cracked
> right front wing and strip the paint off of both of these, preparatory
> to a straightening and reinforcing job at Morgan Spares in late-Sept.
>
> I need some advice from my colleagues, (and Larry Eckler, you can weigh
> in here too, once back from your West Coast debauch).
>
> Do I have to take off that cowling in front of the radiator and the
> bonnet to pull off the wings, or can I just unbolt those umpty-ump
> fasteners to get the wing off? I tend to take cars completely apart and
> then find there's an easier way, so I thought I'd ask the list.
>
> What is the best way to strip paint off these surfaces? Can I take the
> wings to my local dip shop and expect anything usable to come back? Do I
> need to etch the metal with one of those preparatory compounds (like I
> used twenty years ago on my PV544) before bringing all to my wing man
> (the aforementioned Larry)? I know these wings are made of pieces of
> metal & I am tempted to strip em with the same stuff I use on old
> furniture, which , after all, is what we're dealing with here. But maybe
> I'm being overly cautious. I am not naive enough not to expect quarts of
> Bondo (TM) slathered all over said wings.
>
> By the way, I've ordered a set of Carbotech brake linings for my 4 whl
> drum brakes, and will be installing same over Labor Day weekend. I will
> report back to the list on how this goes. They are expensive, I think,
> but may provide the brakes that I need the next time I approach the
> chicane at Pittsburgh for the eighth time in a row.
>
> Best to all of you. Has been a long (glorious) Summer.
>
> Chip Brown
>
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