> One thing he said was the the fumes are really what does the stripping > and that if I get to a tough spot to wrap the area in plastic so the > fumes don't escape and they have a chance to penetrate. Haven't tried > it yet but it sounds reasonable.
I don't think it is the fumes, I believe it is the dampness.
Thus, by stopping it from drying out you allow it to work longer.
That's why you would wrap it.
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> The other thing he said was that if you use a big tarp underneath the
> plane if you take your scraper and take any stripper that falls off
> and put it back on the plane it seems to work about as well and it
> sticks good since it's a little thicker.
As long as the stuff is wet it will work. Deluded or not.
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> Another thing he said was that any fumes that get anywhere near
> plexiglass or fiberglass will do amazing bubbly things and that I need
> to mask off these areas with a type of metal foil tape. Does this
> sound reasonable?
Foil tape is the best, maybe the only way. Mask any area you don't
want stripped. You will drop some, so keep your walkways covered.
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>Is there a better way short of taking out the windows, etc.?
I would take out the windows. Safer and easier, when all is
considered. The side glasses are easy, the back have a pull
out strip or screws and the front has a godzillion screws.
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> Anyway, ya can never have enough tips with this sort of thing so I
> look forward to hearing from any of you that have done a fair amount
> of this kind of work.
Takes a while, but will work. Use good quality products.
The hotter it gets the better. If you get some on your
skin and it don't burn, it probably won't work.
If you are putting it on with a paint brush, use strokes
in the same direction only, don't do a back and forth
movement.
Don't use a metal scrap blade. Plastic or stainless steel only.
You don't want a corrosion problem later.
You can use high pressure water to remove, but remember
the water goes somewhere. So if you kill off all the
fish or neighborhood kids you got big trouble.
Be careful around rivets. Don't damage them.
Several coats may be required to make a clean plane.
After you are done, Wash and wash and wash again. Don't
leave anything that will damage your paint.
Clean good with scotch bite after stripping, use it
in place of sandpaper.
Some of the stripper is spray on, use that in hard to
get areas.
If you need to sand around rivets I would use a beadblaster,
not a sandblaster. It will be easier and not cause damage
to the metal.
Again, just lay in there. It will take time and God only
gave you so much. You are going to spend a bunch of yours
on this job. But it will be fun and you will learn alot.
Have fun.
Jack
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