Topic: Aircraft stripper

[MILO]

Howdy,

I've got a couple of engine I want to clean up and remove all the old paint and clear coating off.

I've been reading up on way's to do this, and one way which I'm keen to try is to coat whatever bits in 'aircraft stripper' and then use a high pressure washer to blast it all off.

I've tried normal paint stripper, which is methylene chloride I think it was they said at trade school, and this doesn't work real well on the clear coat I'm trying to get off.

Can you get this aircraft stripper here in aus? Or what's a good way to strip it all back without sanding for forever?
I sanded my cb550 cases with wet and dry, and that took forever, So I'm not doing that again!

[70CB750]

When i worked in the car shop we used it to strip Corvettes. Nasty bad stuff you could not smell much for few days afterwards.
Worked reasonably well on fiberglass body parts.

[Retro Rocket]

Geeze Milo, after looking at the title,  i thought you had a lap dance at the airport.....

[MILO]

WELL... I tried to get a good picture of an 'aircraft stripper' but finding a PG rated one isn't too easy lol.

I tried normal paint stripper, and it seems to work, it doesn't make the paint bubble up or crack like it does to house paints. but its pretty much wipes off... so I should have a nice clean engine soon

[dave500]

if the motor is apart sand blasting gets rid of all enemies and leaves a good finish for painting.

[Markcb750]

I have used Aircraft Stripper on several projects to remove old varnish and paint from aluminum parts with good success. 

It also works great for cleaning off years of baked on oil from my wife's aluminum cookie pans and pizza pan.

[dave500]

we have different names for products here,i cant even think of where i could ask for an aircraft stripper without getting a slap in the face,if i asked a lady at some large hardware id get a knee in the balls,insert very high pitched nelson from the simpsons laugh(HERE).

[70CB750]

we have different names for products here,i cant even think of where i could ask for an aircraft stripper without getting a slap in the face,if i asked a lady at some large hardware id get a knee in the balls,insert very high pitched nelson from the simpsons laugh(HERE).

LOL!  The aircraft stripper I know is bottled and smells heavily of ammoniac.

[Stev-o]

Retro wrote

"Geeze Milo, after looking at the title,  i thought you had a lap dance at the airport!"

Yeah, me too!

[MILO]

What's that? looks like a later model ride, I've never really been into fairings

[Terry in Australia]

I usually just get my engine cases etc bead blasted Milo, as it removes all the corrosion as well as the paint, but I did strip a set of F2 cases with paint stripper I bought from Bunnings, and it worked well. Don't try caustic based oven cleaners though, (Mister Muscle etc) as it'll make the alloy go a horrible shade of crap. Cheers, terry.