on 2/23/02 6:23 PM, Jon at triumph@bigolbear.com wrote:
> Hey Andre-
> A couple of weeks ago you'd asked about stripping the paint. Today I tried
> out some stuff called TAL-STRIP by Bondo/Mar-Hyde. Its methylene chloride
> based. Did both rear fenders, b-posts, and the strip above the trunk lid in
> under 2 hours. Planning to do the trunk lid tomorrow, couldn't find the keys
> today. The car has been repainted twice so I was going down 3 paint and 2
> primer layers. Stuff says it works from 75-95 degrees but it was 40 in my
> garage. You can see the finish lift. Non-flammable too. No stink, but I
> still wore the vapor mask. Virtually no scraping, the paint lifted off in
> sheets. It did take 2 applications, but I only had to let it sit about 10
> minutes. Got the stuff at Allied Autoparts, $20/gallon, used about 1/4 so
> far. This is what I've been looking for, now the bonnet doesn't look quite
> so daunting. Dabbed some on the firewall to see if it would take that nasty
> Rusty Jones gunk off- yup! Finally got around to putting the trash tires
> back on so I don't mess up the minis.
> Thought I'd share the news, quick pic if you're interested:
> http://68.82.60.47/Web/paintstrip001.jpg -the whitish patch on the left is
> where I had to take off some filler- figured out later the stripper would
> loosen that too...
>
> Good Luck!
> Jon
> '77 (mostly) 1500 "Ol' Yeller"
> http://www.bigolbear.com/restoration.htm
http://www.iphoto.n3.net/today/index.htm
I was busy today as well.
Found some nasty rust in the rear of the car.
Still can't get my bumpers off, but that will come in time.
And learned one important lesson, never glue down carpets. God that9s
annoying to lift out.
Thanks for the product info, I'll check it out when its time to do the hood.
Good news, the body is not like the hood and only has 2 layers. Paint and
primer.
A.
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Andre Rousseau
1968 GT6 MK I- Ottawa
http://www.justdrive.ca/
andrer@mac.com
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