John,
One of the main virtues of "Powder" Coating is its durability. The powder
is sprayed on and then baked to form a pretty impervious coating; no
solvent involved. I'd call you local powder coating service and ask their
advice as to how best to remove. My guess will be bead blasting. If you do,
don't bead blast the inside of the covers; and in any case, clean them
scrupulously afterward to remove ALL media from the surfaces, cracks, and
crannies. Maybe hot-tanking afterward would be a good idea (or put them in
your automatic dishwasher?)
Good luck,
Bob
At 09:58 AM 12/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I want to strip the paint off some aluminum valve covers that have been power
>coated.Does anyone know of a solvant that would work. I've tried several
>common paint removers and lacquer thinner but nothing works.
> John Logan
>
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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