oven cleaner as paint stripper

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oven cleaner as paint stripper

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Hey guys someone told me that oven cleaner is a quick and easy paint stripper anyone used this technique? is it safe?
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You will need a heap of oven cleaner to do what you want to do. Its a lot milder than the industrial stripper you buy from the auto shop. Go to your local paint shop and buy four litres. Make sure you get a pack of single edged razor blades and a scraper to suit them. Also get some rubber gloves as this stuff burns your skin. Make sure you do it outside and wear a proper mask. Keep a bucket of water nearby. If you get any on you just dowse yourself down straight away.
It might take a few applications to get back to the metal.
Once you have most of the paint and bog out. Wash the whole surface down with water to neutralise the stripper. If you have a circular sander you can get clean and strip discs. They sort of look like woven plastic. They get the rest off without scoring the metal. If you don't have one of them use an orbital sander with say 100 grit paper. Its not a fun job and it takes ages.
be carefull you don't get the panels too hot or you might warp them
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and don't do it till yor ready to start doing the panel work and start respraying it unless you have somewhere nice and dry to keep it :ewink:
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping

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I've only ever used it for plastic models and gauges. Doesn't damage the plastic but it will take off your fingerprints :shock: make sure you wear gloves it's not the best thing on skin.
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nah was just asking as it was something someone told me so I thought I'd ask see if it was true or not
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holdenutechick wrote:Hey guys someone told me that oven cleaner is a quick and easy paint stripper anyone used this technique? is it safe?
HAVE TO PAINT STRIP A ROOF & BONNET DUE TO BAD CROWS FEET.I CAN'T FIND THE THREAD,BUT I DID READ ABOUT USING GLAD RAP TO KEEP THE FUMES AT BAY & FAST'N UP THE PROCESS.SOMETHING TELLS IT'L MELT THE GLAD RAP.
ANY SUGGESTIONS & IDEAS.THANKS, GAZ. :mrgreen: GO PIES.!
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FINK EK wrote: GO PIES.!
No Fink, GO THE CATS
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holdenutechick wrote:
FINK EK wrote: GO PIES.!
No Fink, GO THE CATS
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holdenutechick wrote:
FINK EK wrote: GO PIES.!
No Fink, GO THE CATS
THERE'S NO COMPAR'N '' HOT PIES '' TO ''COLD CATS'' TOO EZY! GAZ. :mrgreen:
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Cats eat pies for breakfast :P
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FINK EK wrote:
holdenutechick wrote:Hey guys someone told me that oven cleaner is a quick and easy paint stripper anyone used this technique? is it safe?
HAVE TO PAINT STRIP A ROOF & BONNET DUE TO BAD CROWS FEET.I CAN'T FIND THE THREAD,BUT I DID READ ABOUT USING GLAD RAP TO KEEP THE FUMES AT BAY & FAST'N UP THE PROCESS.SOMETHING TELLS IT'L MELT THE GLAD RAP.
ANY SUGGESTIONS & IDEAS.THANKS, GAZ. :mrgreen: GO PIES.!
Use the cheap plastic drop sheets you get from the hardware.
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YEAH!THANKS BUDDY I THINK THE DROP SHEET IS THE GO,I'LL CHECK IT OUT AFTER A FEW HOURS ,DON;T WANT IT TO GO DRY ON ME.
PS. I THOUGHT THE WILD PIGS ATE ALL THE CATS IN FINLEY,I KNOW I SHOT MY SHARE THERE!HA HA!4N20'S ALL ROUND!
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