removing paint from my asian lathe

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ok I will toss a ball out here.

I decided to paint my lathe. it is That ugly green and yellow from Busy bee.

First , I tried soaking the metal motor cover and the plastic controls cover in Easy Off heavy duty Oven cleaner for 3 hours and got nothing.

So far, all the paint from the control box had to be sanded off ( by hand ) back to white plastic. what a mess.

I started to work on the tail stock. It was a poor casting job and it was covered in bondo under the paint.

I mean 1/16 " thick of bondo. Great...

Maybe I should go with a good Toxic Ozonre killin and enviromentally UN-friendly paint stripper from here on out.

I was trying to avoid it .

This one of times I Wish I had my own sandblaster...

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A fluid that works very well for stripping paint is plain old brake fluid. DOT 3, not DOT 5. It will soften and remove paint without hurting most plastics. You will still need to use an old toothbrush or something similar to get it all off, but it works rather well. Removing the fluid from the part afterwards is easily done with soap and water, followed by a clear water rinse.

I learned this one years ago when I was messing around with model railroads. If you messed up a paint job on a loco or car you pretty much had to strip it down completely or you ended up with a paint job that was too thick and did not look right at all.
 
I use to do a lot of 1/25 scale plastic models, that's were I got the idea for the oven cleaner.

I think I have some brake fluid in the cabinet. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks .
 
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road said:
I use to do a lot of 1/25 scale plastic models, that's were I got the idea for the oven cleaner.

I think I have some brake fluid in the cabinet. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks .
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I haven't tried brake cleaner. I was going to say some of those paint removers may damage plastic. Be sure to mask off bare steel so it doesn't start to rust on you.

Let us know how your project come out. Good luck
 
terrywerm said:
A fluid that works very well for stripping paint is plain old brake fluid. DOT 3, not DOT 5. It will soften and remove paint without hurting most plastics. You will still need to use an old toothbrush or something similar to get it all off, but it works rather well. Removing the fluid from the part afterwards is easily done with soap and water, followed by a clear water rinse.

I learned this one years ago when I was messing around with model railroads. If you messed up a paint job on a loco or car you pretty much had to strip it down completely or you ended up with a paint job that was too thick and did not look right at all.
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He recommended dot 3 brake fluid, not brake cleaner. careful:))
 
Apparently " Aircraft Remover" is hard to get in Canada.

I had 6 oz. of dot 4 brake fluid thats all , I look for some thing tomorrow. When I go for brushes and other supplies.
 
If that's actually a powder coat it may be harder to get off. Never heard of anyone taking that off. I too would like to know how it comes out.
 
Good morning,

The brake fluid worked slowly on the tail stock. I let it sit over night. scrubbed it off this morning.

results are not bad. Washed it off with soap n water.

Spots of the tail stock are bare metal, I dried it off & I sprayed it with corrsion x until I get home.

Hand sanded the control box.
I made a chip shield for the apron.
In the one pic you'll notice I also needed to make a new intermediate gear fork .
I removed the threading label with a heat gun.
lots more to do.

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I have used a Lepage product called Polystrippa and found it to work well. It is in a gel form and can be brushed on with a brush and it does not drip off. It rinses off with water. It's the best stuff I've found that is easy to buy. You can get it at Home Depot or Canadian Tire.

http://reviews.homedepot.ca/1998/973133/reviews.htm

John
 
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