88 GT Performer VS Gasket Remover

[Orange777]

As I really want to get this project off the ground, I needed to strip the paint off the F&F ahead of sending to sawzall to remove the crushed tube damage.

Looked on the forum on removing powder coat, joined a chemistry forum to understand thermoplatsics and solvents and then headed out to buy respirators, Goggles and all the usual stuff....

£60 and 4 hours later (I ran out of stuff) - I can safely say that Gasket Cleaner & Nitromors both fetch Powder Coat off - HOWEVER - they need the magic banned ingriedent substance.

I am heading back on my lunch Monday to buy more just in case it gets taken off the shelves. You cannot buy this stuff in any normal retailers B&Q etc as it has cancer warnings on the tin. Plus its not green!

Anyway -

Before, a lovely deeep Golden Yellow colour............




Forks were same colour..............





Then - The Introduction of the good stuff


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Resulting in..............





And not forgetting:



Then I ran out of stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!


RESTORATION ROCKS!!! Although doing it in the kitchen will lead to relationship breakdowns...

[bigfatolly]

Top work mate

Yes nitromors is shite now hardly touches paint and you have to use loads

[Orange777]

Cheers!!!

Spotted another can of the old school nitro so off to pick up Monday!

[superbikedan]

just a little tip, powder coat is not thermoplastic, thermoplastic is dipped in powder at a high temperature

and powder coating is sprayed on as a powder then baked at a high temperature, the paint strippers

are for powder and not plastic

[Orange777]

I'll get my coat!

Thanks for the info Dan!!! Still wish had sent it you 1st!

[dordymush]

i used a heat gun and a sharp knife to get the powder of my s&m.
takes a while and makes a fookin mess but works if nowt else seems to get it off  .

[superbikedan]

i used a heat gun and a sharp knife to get the powder of my s&m.
takes a while and makes a fookin mess but works if nowt else seems to get it off  .

every one needs to learn to use this stuff, i use it daily and there's not a lot this stuff won't remove

http://www.autopaintsbrighton.co.uk/starchem-paint-stripper-5l-2598-p.asp

listen to the boss

[GTnumber1]

i used a heat gun and a sharp knife to get the powder of my s&m.
takes a while and makes a fookin mess but works if nowt else seems to get it off  .

every one needs to learn to use this stuff, i use it daily and there's not a lot this stuff won't remove

http://www.autopaintsbrighton.co.uk/starchem-paint-stripper-5l-2598-p.asp

listen to the boss

+1, listen to the man FFS