i want 2 paint my car, what do i use 2 strip the old paint off 2 the metal? what chemicals ?

Question

i want to strip to the bare metal so i can give it a better paint

Answer 1

They do sell chemical strippers but they really are for small parts only. They cost a lot and are extremely toxic and stinky and generate heat when applied.

What you need is a sander. I have used a standard pad sander on large flat surfaces but you really need an orbital sander, like a buffer, and some sanding compounds. In addition to stripping off the paint and primer it also roughs up the surface to help the new primer stick to the bare metal surface. This is a very labor consuming process. Taking the paint off will take many hours or days and then priming the metal and then painting over the new primer will take many more hours or days.

Temperature is very important when applying new primers and paint.

Most of the cheap paint job shops will just give the car a chemical wash to strip off old waxes and sealers and dirt and then paint right over the old finish with little to no surface preparation or sanding. This is OK if you are mainly interested in protecting the metal and are not too bent on a perfect shine that will last as long as the original.

Lots of preparation will be needed to make for a very good paint job that lasts a long time.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Pick up yellow pages and find part stripper. That is Part Stripper with P. Not Stripper, you are not looking for entertainer.

if whole car needs to be painted, then the body is disconnected from the frame, and the whole body panel is hot tanked into pool of chemical. It will melt the paint right off the body. Is also very Toxic.

If the are to be painted is small, you can either sand blast it OR use an air sander. Again, you are dealing with toxic stuff. unless you want to spent next 10 years on liver recipient list, you want to good quality mask.

Answer 3

I would also recommend a paint stripper. There are liquid types (Jasco, etc.) and also some aerosol sprays. Just note that it is MESSY, and you dont want the residue on ANYTHING you dont want removed! Your other option is sandblasting. You can buy a handheld blaster for cheap ($20 or so), but you will need an air compressor. I would tend to go the stripper route if working on a motor as you would not want sand to get into the motor!! May be a little risky blasting a motor, unless it is a tear down and rebuild. Best of luck!

Answer 4

go where you buy car paint (auto parts store) they have some stripper you can buy by a gallon don't remember what it is called but they use it to strip paint on air plane's work great down to bare metal with in minutes hope this helps if i remember what it is called i will update this

Answer 5

dont try stipping the paint off you will get in a right mess ,you have to sand the paintwork back until it is smooth. If you use a sripper the chemicals are a b-----d to remove and if there is any left on your bodywork ,when you goto respray it will bubble and ruin your work.

Answer 6

You dont strip the paint off , you have to sand it off .

Answer 7

take it to macco.
you ned a paint grinder and a compresser. find a body man

Answer 8

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