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Originally posted by Bunta View PostAircraft paint remover will take it off no problem.
He built a powder-coating oven with cement board and the guts from a toaster oven and had a cheap Craftsman powder-coating kit. The end results were quite good.
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I tried a heavy duty gel stripper - if you let it dry up (didn't get back to it for a while), should the paint still be loosened up?
Back in the 1980's, I rigged up a stripping tank using a hot lye solution (steel stand alone sink with a space heater under it), it did well on steel parts, but it would destroy aluminum.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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Originally posted by fleetw00d View PostI tried a heavy duty gel stripper - if you let it dry up (didn't get back to it for a while), should the paint still be loosened up?
Back in the 1980's, I rigged up a stripping tank using a hot lye solution (steel stand alone sink with a space heater under it), it did well on steel parts, but it would destroy aluminum.
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Yeah. That’s what I did on my Trans Am wheels, Jesse. The clear was almost brown. So I used that gel, let it sit for 30, pressure washed, reapplied for stubborn parts near the valve & lip, and just polished the hell out of it best I could. I used a wire brush with plastic bristles too.
Edit: wear gloves because that stuff WILL give you chemical burns on bare skin.
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Got some cloth 05-06 seats for the RSX, because I hate my stiff and torn leather 02-04s. They're dirty as hell, but I figure for $50 they're worth seeing if I can save them. They're not black, like I wanted for my eventual interior conversion, but they'll match what I've got now. They even both fit in the trunk without blocking an inch of space in the rear-view mirror!
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Originally posted by Size9zombie View Post
Have you ever tried the double cut carbide burrs? I've been using the same DC carbide set on aluminum for 15 years now and they show no signs of wear. Well worth the extra money. Only thing you really have to watch out for is that they remove non ferrous material very quickly.
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Originally posted by GhostAccord View PostI have never used the single cut "Non Ferrous" ones yet. How do you find they work?
Have you ever tried the double cut carbide burrs? I've been using the same DC carbide set on aluminum for 15 years now and they show no signs of wear. Well worth the extra money. Only thing you really have to watch out for is that they remove non ferrous material very quickly.
I have some double cut burrs, they work great! they are not long like these, the single cuts are made for non ferrous metals the double for harder stuff. my other non ferrous burrs where from Northern Tool and lasted a long....long time. They were short shank though, and I wanted some longer ones, make porting MUCH easier. The single cut like these won't gum up with non ferrous like the double cut burrs are prone to.
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The cat dragged another one home:
92 EX Rosewood by Paul Kemme, on Flickr
92 EX auto, 190K. Reportedly needs head gasket (partially disassembled). Has new radiator, brakes, exhaust, newer tires, pretty good interior, some dents and rust.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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