colr6 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Been trying to strip the paint off my bonnet with no avail. On a previous topic a stripper was mentioned that was supposed to be the dogs, but can I Hellas like find it. What’s you guys recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaileyMex Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Last time I had to paint strip a bonnet I think I used Nitromors, but that was years ago. Gave up as it didn't cut the mustard, and ended up sand blasting it.........carefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Anything you as 'joe public' can get your hands on won't do the job these days and even industrial places struggle to get authorisation - maybe far quicker, easier and cheaper to find a soda blaster! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 the one your looking for is synstryp colin what all the restorers use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 dunno why, but the picture came out shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 i would do a link, but links seem to be useless now as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted September 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) Thanks Ray, got the jist and found some 👍👍 Edited September 17, 2021 by colr6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Im going to try get some of this locally. I was having the same problem as Col its like the paint was impervious to paint stripper but I accidentally got some on my hands and naturally went to wash it off but by the time I got to the tap I noticed absolutely nothing! I waited and waited and still not the slightest burning sensation and knew at that point it was totally crap. It was like the environmentally friendly naturally sourced pesticide I bought that was gentle on insects. Its hard to find the toxic stuff of the good old days that actually worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 Is there a reason you want to use a paint stripper ? it's very messy. I stripped my complete car with poly strip wheels, dusty but cleen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Johnny Boy said: Is there a reason you want to use a paint stripper ? it's very messy. I stripped my complete car with poly strip wheels, dusty but cleen. im going to take a guess that he wants paint stripper, as blasting methods can so easily warp a panel if done incorrectly, and bonnets are particularly at risk of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted September 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Johnny Boy said: Is there a reason you want to use a paint stripper ? it's very messy. I stripped my complete car with poly strip wheels, dusty but cleen. The paint is so thick, I tried with orbital and 40grit disc and to do a small area took ages. As for blasting think even with soda there’s a good chance of warpage so with that it mind I’ll strip the bulk and have the edges blasted. I tried nitromors but it didn’t touch it unlike the Tina that was a doddle then had the awkward bits blasted. I learnt from the Anglia having them blasted it ruined an absolutely perfectly straight shell. So the stripper which Ray recommended I’ll give it a go and let you know the results with effectiveness and effort to carry out the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painterman Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 Like every thing these days its all weaker due to enviroment nothing is as strong as it was.nitromors used to do the job and would take your skin off.now you can wash your hands with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Ray said: im going to take a guess that he wants paint stripper, as blasting methods can so easily warp a panel if done incorrectly, and bonnets are particularly at risk of it A poly strip disc is not a blasting method, I guess if you havent used them, you won't know why you wouldn't use anything else for stripping paint rust and filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 It takes evey thing off, without dammaging the metal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 this sort of thing, a preparation wheel from screwfix Non-Woven Preparation Wheel 115mm | Cleaning & Preparation | Screwfix.com with these you still have to be careful of heat build up, but ive used them, and yes very dusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinkamon Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 I got a local hardware / cheap an nasty / sells everything warehouse shop in my town, I bought some paintstripper called something ridiculous like XXX strength Paint remover, assumed would be like water but it dissolved paint off my lotus steels in no time. It very nearly choked me to death in my garage, 😂 So my tip is, find a dodgy looking warehouse with dusty stock on the shelves an buy the random stuff in there 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 I used quite a few 4.5 inch ones an an angle grinder to bare metal the car, but they are cheap if you buy 5 at a time, and I used small twist loc ones on a small 75mm angle grinder, and air tool for the hard to get at area, and a wire wheel on a drill, for they very tight areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Johnny Boy said: I used quite a few 4.5 inch ones an an angle grinder to bare metal the car, but they are cheap if you buy 5 at a time, and I used small twist loc ones on a small 75mm angle grinder, and air tool for the hard to get at area, and a wire wheel on a drill, for they very tight areas. I use a combination of both, stripper can get into places wheels and pats cant (Gutter channels for example). Some of the original paint was so baked on that the stripper helped soften it for the ploypad to get it off. I had one let go on me though. They were made in China and most of the glue that holds it together was on one side and the thing disintegrated at high speed and lucky none of the pieces got me. The company that sold them quickly came round to replace it and said they would asses what happened and get back to me but never did. They just wanted to collect the evidence so I had no proof LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said: I use a combination of both, stripper can get into places wheels and pats cant (Gutter channels for example). Some of the original paint was so baked on that the stripper helped soften it for the ploypad to get it off. I had one let go on me though. They were made in China and most of the glue that holds it together was on one side and the thing disintegrated at high speed and lucky none of the pieces got me. The company that sold them quickly came round to replace it and said they would asses what happened and get back to me but never did. They just wanted to collect the evidence so I had no proof LOL mine were chinese ones, luckily no explosive events happened. That's somthing to bare in mind when buying no name potential explosions , that could be a very nasty accident. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Johnny Boy said: mine were chinese ones, luckily no explosive events happened. That's somthing to bare in mind when buying no name potential explosions , that could be a very nasty accident. Definitely a goggle wearing product! LOL But it didn't put me off using them as nothing digs into that decades old paint quite like them and with minimal heat generation that could distort the panels. But just keep in mind they are dangerous things and can let go and any moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Just ordered a pack of 5 discs, see how it goes. Never know unless you try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinkamon Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 15 hours ago, Johnny Boy said: I still like the idea of a bare metal lacquered MK1 😍 must be the hot rodder in me, problem is mine would probably only be 2/3 metal 1/3 filler 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Boy Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, colr6 said: Just ordered a pack of 5 discs, see how it goes. Never know unless you try. The 4.5 inch poly strip discs on a angle grinder worked like magic for me. A lesson learned was to do it outside, as they make a lot of dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Johnny Boy said: The 4.5 inch poly strip discs on a angle grinder worked like magic for me. A lesson learned was to do it outside, as they make a lot of dust. And wear a long sleeve shirt. Some of the paint chunks would hack into yours arms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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