Hi guys,
yes, this stuff works very well, it's developed for aviation. We use it here as
well.
Liv.
Jon 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
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