how difficult to remove powdercoat?
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turbo buicks
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ummm, maybe try a MILD DEGREASER
turbofish38
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Check out this link http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/clearcoat.htm
I use their powder painting supplies but have never used this product. You might also try media blasting but you should probally take it to some one who is familiar with stripping aluminum.
I use their powder painting supplies but have never used this product. You might also try media blasting but you should probally take it to some one who is familiar with stripping aluminum.
I've heard that some paint removers will take off some powders, but have never tried it myself and it will depend on the exact powder chemistry. The shop we use has a small (only 6'x6'x6') oven that they use to fire off old powder at 550-600 F when they have to recoat something for us. Take them back to the shop that coated them and see if they will burn if off for you. Otherwise, I think it may be scrape, bead blast, or wire brush time, sigh.
turbobuickman
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Go to a local paint/hardware store and pick up a gallon of 5f5 stripper, works wonders.
Kyle
Kyle
sandblast it off and buy a quart of molyresin and give it a nice coat. it comes in a nice brushed aluminum color and a shiny black and is pretty much the strongest stuff ive ever used. molyresin is used for painting guns but if applied correctly, it looks great on the uptake pipe and turbo shield.
what color ?
my guess would be "chrome". Unless it's clear coated(then it doesn't look like chrome) its easily discolored. My powder coated parts have been very durable(valve covers,up pipe, brackets,window and wheel well trim ect..). Powder coat stripper or burning it off is probably the easiest.
my guess would be "chrome". Unless it's clear coated(then it doesn't look like chrome) its easily discolored. My powder coated parts have been very durable(valve covers,up pipe, brackets,window and wheel well trim ect..). Powder coat stripper or burning it off is probably the easiest.
HRpartsNstuff
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We tried some other local powdercoaters a while back that claimed to be able to do top-grade work for us. Well, lets just say our idea of top & their idea of top are 2 completely different levels 
We decided to strip them & let our regular powdercoater (slower but better) do them. Here is what we found:
Sandblasting with the best cutting media takes forever.
We used a source in Ohio, called DECOATING, Inc. (419) 347-9191
Very good work, fast & not too expensive. They soak it in a liquid salt bath at high temps for hours, and it takes it right back to the sandblasted (or base) surface. They recommend blasting/cleaning it again to get a good adheasion the next time around.
Powdercoating is basically a plastic "type" material, and most any chemical eats it to some degree, just like painted surfaces.
It can also be wet-sanded like paint & buffed out or even repainted on top of the powdercoat. Just scuff the gloss off, get them clean & dry, and paint away with any paint safe on plastic stuff.
Hope that helps!
We decided to strip them & let our regular powdercoater (slower but better) do them. Here is what we found:Sandblasting with the best cutting media takes forever.
We used a source in Ohio, called DECOATING, Inc. (419) 347-9191
Very good work, fast & not too expensive. They soak it in a liquid salt bath at high temps for hours, and it takes it right back to the sandblasted (or base) surface. They recommend blasting/cleaning it again to get a good adheasion the next time around.
Powdercoating is basically a plastic "type" material, and most any chemical eats it to some degree, just like painted surfaces.
It can also be wet-sanded like paint & buffed out or even repainted on top of the powdercoat. Just scuff the gloss off, get them clean & dry, and paint away with any paint safe on plastic stuff.
Hope that helps!
