paint stripping

[kthack657 328]

soon I will be starting to restore my 701 and there are about 10 layers of paint on it. I was curious to know if you have any suggestions on what to use to get the paint off??

:D

[smoreau 658]

E-tank it, works great for removing layers of paint and not harsh chemicals.

[can whlvr 994]

i use all the methods at different times and on different things,sand blast is great for those hard to get places and for the entire machine too if i have the money and time (have to go 40 miles to a freinds huge compressor setup),***** on an angle grinder is the most common way,chemical stripper which is expensive and harsh,i dont recommend this,as stated by smoreau allready etank which is a nice easy way but is slow if you are in a hurry and no good to me in the winter(tank will freeze and it should not be done indoors,) and for fine work the dremel sander tool i have and good old fashion elbow grease and a sanding pad or block,and also a wire wheel on an angle grinder and i have a bench mound grinder with a wire wheel,this is most of the methods,none are perfect for every job but between the bunch it gets done :woohoo:

[Suburban 550 28]

Karen, I hate to disagree with everyone here, but if you have as much paint as you say , I would personally use chemical stripper on it. I've been at body work for a very long time and if it were mine, that would be the route I would take. A good paint stripper with a wire brush and putty knife and make sure you wear rubber gloves so the stripper won't burn your hands. I've never used the e-tank method so I couldn't tell you how good it works, but that is always an option. Just my opinion. :D

[shorts 182]

use paint stripper to get started, put a heavy coat of stripper on the individual parts and then cover/wrap them in a garbage bag to keep it from evaporating and let it work for a while then unwrap and use a plastic scraper and stiff brush to remove the majority of the paint, it may take several applications, make sure to clean all of the residue off of the parts before you start to do bodywork or prep for paint.

[tbbahner 28]

Superstrip by Savogran is the best I've found. Wear protection, it burns like he-- on the skin.

Tom B

[kadetklapp 1]

Indeed. Be very careful not to get it on parts of the tractor you do not want "stripped" especially, belts/hoses. Obviously you will probably be disassembling the tractor, but you never know...