Which chemical stripper?

[gema]

I've searched both here and HybridZ, and can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. I'm about to start stripping my Z of paint chemically, and can't decide which stripper to use. I suppose I'm looking for the "best" one in effectiveness, safety, ease of use, and hopefully one that doesn't destroy chrome. I read the PDF for POR-Strip and it seems like a good choice, but I've used an aerosol Talstrip and it worked well, too. just don't know about the chrome. Enrique and body crew...help?

[civ104]

I have just used DeKote from Eastwood. If you're looking for safety, it's one of the bestNon-toxic, non-hazardous, and bio-degradeable. Go to www.eastwood.com.

[Bruce Palmer]

..out of Canada called Removall. It's a water borne non toxic stripper that does not dissolve the paint but soaks through the paint and off gases lifting the paint from the substrate. Check with a local Sherwin Williams paint store. Stay away from the methylene Chloride based strippers unless you have credits built up at the local skin bank.....

Cheers......

[EScanlon]

The stuff I prefer is simply called "Aircraft Stripper" I forget who it is made by.

There are various other strippers out there. From what I've read of the POR one, it sounds as though it would do the job real well. I've also used JASCO and it worked well. As far as whether or not to use one that contains MEK, it is a caustic solution, meaning if left on your skin too long it will cause a chemical burn. But then again you weren't planning on applying it in your bathing suit were you?

In my experience, the different strippers all work at varying degrees of effectiveness. Which one to use is a matter of personal preference.

The key thing to remember, regardless of which type you use, is to work small sections at a time. This way you won't have stripper drying on you while you work one area. Next, put all your scrappings into a disposable container. I use old cans of thinner and stripper with the tops cut off. Dump the soft stripped paint in there, let it stand for a couple days and the MEK and other solvents will have evaporated and the paint will once again be hard. That way you can just throw the can in the garbage.

The last thing to find out and know, is how to neutralize the stripper. Whether it is water, or lacquer thinner or ..... it's important to know. You want to quickly wipe off and neutralize any stripper that falls on areas that you don't want stripped or would be ruined with contact with the stripper. Good examples of NO strip items: ANY rubber or plastic item, SEAMS!, caulking, and of course any vinyl items.

Enrique

[symon]

Hi Gema,

I´ve spent many a happy hour using Nitromors Paint stipper. I´m not sure if it is enviromentally friendy but it does a good job & doesn´t attack chrome. When I attack my 260Z paint in the autumn I´ll be using it.

Not sure you can buy Nitromors in the States !