Hello woodworkers,
I am in possession of a Stanley Scaper N° 80 with several layers of paint on
it. The scraper and the blade are in very good condition.
Has anyone a hint how to remove those layers of ugly paint (several of
greenish-blue one on top of the other, with some rusty spots here and there)
from the metal (by chemical means is preferable - because scraping the
layers of paint in all the corners is not an option, I would do more damage
to the scraper metal than is indented to) so I can restore the N° 80 to it's
original colors with a powder coating spray gun and bake in an oven
afterwards. The bolts are all shiny and new after a Dremel tool treatment.
Many thanks for a reply and best regards,
Marc
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On Dec 27, 4:06 pm, "Marc" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello woodworkers,
>
> I am in possession of a Stanley Scaper N=B0 80 with several layers of pain=
t on
> it. The scraper and the blade are in very good condition.
>
> Has anyone a hint how to remove those layers of ugly paint (several of
> greenish-blue one on top of the other, with some rusty spots here and ther=
e)
> from the metal (by chemical means is preferable - because scraping the
> layers of paint in all the corners is not an option, I would do more damag=
e
> to the scraper metal than is indented to) so I can restore the N=B0 80 to =
it's
> original colors with a powder coating spray gun and bake in an oven
> afterwards. The bolts are all shiny and new after a Dremel tool treatment.=
Paint stripper. Go down to your local auto body shop and pickup some
aviation paint stripper.
Paint should strip right off after a dousing of that. Get a gentle
brass brush to assist the more stubborn parts.
In article <[email protected]>,
Marc <[email protected]> wrote:
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>Has anyone a hint how to remove those layers of ugly paint (several of
>greenish-blue one on top of the other, with some rusty spots here and there)
>from the metal (by chemical means is preferable - because scraping the
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I've had some success (not total) with soaking the entire tool in
lacquer thinner for a few days. With many but not all types of paint
it softens it enough to remove with a wire brush or steel wool.
Unfortunately some paints seem to be relatively unscathed by this treatment.
I imagine some of the commercial paint strippers might work, but I
don't know if they have any corrosive properties to be worried about.
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