Try a high pressure car washer, ive accidently blasted paint off with that
before.
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: remove paint
> Fred,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I hadn't thought of an airgun - I'll have to
> look into that.
>
> To clarify my message - I don't need to scrape hard; in many places it
> is peeling off revealing relatively good blue paint. I don't wish to
> "restore" this hidden paint; I just figure the original blue paint is
> probably good enough to work over whereas the white paint has got to
> go.
>
> Adam
> '70 1600
>
>
> --- Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
> > If your paint is flaking, you can blast away much of it by using an
> > air
> > compressor with a high pressure airgun (small nozzle). Be sure you
> > wear
> > goggles.
> >
> > After that, your guess is as good as mine (other than scraping or
> > sanding).
> > The experts on bead blasting might have the answers.
> >
> > Fred - So.SF
> >
> > ________________________ Reply Separator _________________________
> > Subject: remove paint
> > Author: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> > Date: 3/5/2001 2:31 PM
> >
> >
> > My car is originally Sora Blue and was painted white. The front
> > fenders were replaced and the white paint is flaking off from both
> > the
> > fenders (where they end under the hood) and other parts of the car,
> > revealing reddish primer and blue paint, respectively. In many
> > places
> > I can scrape the paint off with my fingernails.
> >
> > Is there something I can use other than scraping or sanding it to
> > remove the white paint without damaing the surface under it? Would a
> >
> > regular paint stripper work? I would prefer not to remove the
> > original
> > blue paint at this time.
> >
> > Also, it appears the underside of the front fenders was just left
> > primered. Should it be painted the same as the top side, or is there
> >
> > something else I should use?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Adam
> > '70 1600
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