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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Colin 009 on March 27, 2005, 03:29:07

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Colin 009 on March 27, 2005, 03:29:07

Hi All, picked up a Nato hitch the other day and would like to strip the several layers of paint off.

What would be the best way :?:

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: iianorthants on March 27, 2005, 07:35:47

blowtorch .... or any good paint-striper chemical. just don't breath any fumes in if using blowtorch method  :lol: and use gloves if using fluid

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Manicminer on March 27, 2005, 07:57:38

9" angle grinder with one of them big wire brushes on it. Wear a mask and safety goggles.

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2005, 08:59:36

Quote from: "iianorthants"

blowtorch .... or any good paint-striper chemical. just don't breath any fumes in if using blowtorch method  :lol: and use gloves if using fluid

Just remember to re-grease the joints afterwards

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Colin 009 on March 27, 2005, 12:14:02

Thanks guys.

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Andy. on March 27, 2005, 16:11:52

Give it too me, I'll take it into work and leave it in one of our solvent barrels for a few days, it'll come up like new  :wink:

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: cstokes on March 27, 2005, 16:22:00

I always use nitromors as this gets right down to the first coat first time.

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Colin 009 on March 27, 2005, 17:20:32

I wish I could Andy, :)  

Just spent an hour cleaning the mud out of it :o   still not clean though. :roll:

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: strapping young lad on March 27, 2005, 17:23:15

can u not soak it in paint stripper?

surely there is something on the market that can do this?

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Dave on March 27, 2005, 17:30:29

Chris poured petrol all over his sankey and set fire to it :(bigshock): . mite work certainly  spectualr :(bigsmoke): .

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Colin 009 on March 27, 2005, 17:30:43

Yeah S.Y.L will got buy some stuff  tomorrow.

Should all the bits arrowed move freely though.

Here's a picture of the one I got.

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Andy. on March 27, 2005, 18:09:13

Well your quite welcome to send it up too me Colin  :wink:

The paint on there is no doubt years old, may take several coats of even the best paint stripper to completely remove all traces. Left soaking is your best bet. We have metal weighing plates and lids which we use to cover the paint batches at work. Over the year they tend to get cover in many layers, so once a year over the christmas shut down they are soaked in solvent, needless to say when we go back they are completely stripped  :D

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Xtremeteam on March 27, 2005, 18:27:48

would the solvents disolve bodys aswell?

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Andy. on March 27, 2005, 18:31:59

Quote from: "V8_redline7500"

would the solvents disolve bodys aswell?

Who do have in mind  :lol:

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Xtremeteam on March 27, 2005, 18:33:40

no 1 yet  8)

workin onit though,next time the nosey old bid from across the culdesac starts about the mud runnin uphll ill give us a shout

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 27, 2005, 18:48:23

Quote from: "M Thomas"

9" angle grinder with one of them big wire brushes on it. Wear a mask and safety goggles.

I strip mine right down, wire brush them and paint with Hammerite (not what it used to be).  They look fine until you use them, I wonder why I bother :?

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2005, 18:52:09

Has that hook got a swivel base as well, or a fixed one. If your sankey has a 360 degree eye, no probs

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Andy. on March 27, 2005, 18:54:43

Agree, no matter what you repaint them with around the inside jaw and the top locking part it will be rubbed off with use, even new ones.

Title: Paint stripping
Post by: Colin 009 on March 27, 2005, 20:03:18

Hi Kev, hook swivels in base very smoothly. :)

Thanks for all the advice guys.

Dave wrote:

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Chris poured petrol all over his sankey and set fire to it  . mite work certainly spectualr  .

Dont think I'll try that just yet :lol: