Re: Paint Removal...How's Best?

Posted by Red Dave on December 05, 2000 at 09:55:57 from (208.165.46.34):

In Reply to: Paint Removal...How's Best? posted by AGEN on December 05, 2000 at 09:05:10:

There are several opinions on this, but it depends a lot on the condition of the tractor to start with. If the tractor is not too rusty, paint removers are ok, if there is rust then that has to be removed too, and sand blasting may be the way to go. Be careful with sand blasting because the sand will get everywhere. If you are not careful, it will push through seals and gaskets into places you don't want it. I have a body shop sand blast my sheet metal because if you get too aggressive with it, you can distort thin metal parts. Sandblasting is one of those things that is not hard to do, but, it is also not hard to ruin things if you are not careful with it. I use a wire wheel on a grinder and a pneumatic needle gun on the castings, and yes it takes a while. The thing is, you may have to use more than one method based on the condition of the tractor. Be sure to get the rust underneath the old paint. Whatever method you choose, remember that most of the old paint (and some of the new) contains lead. I recommend that you wear a respirator with a HEPA or P100 filter and disposable coveralls. Leave them outside so you don't bring the lead dust inside to loved ones.

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