Stripping paint/rust from body

[Woodrock]

I am in north Alabama. I am not sure of the choices that are reasonably close to here, so will have to do some research. I worry about the chemical process dissolving the trim tag or rivets, so not sure on that process.

Maybe plastic media will be the best, and some sand blasting in the rusty areas as Joe says?

[William]

Originally Posted by Woodrock

I am in north Alabama. I am not sure of the choices that are reasonably close to here, so will have to do some research. I worry about the chemical process dissolving the trim tag or rivets, so not sure on that process.

Maybe plastic media will be the best, and some sand blasting in the rusty areas as Joe says?

Do not leave tags on a car that is being chemically stripped. Even paint stripper can damage aluminum.

[jdv69z]

Anyone familiar with a dipping process that uses a base solution to clean metal? there is a shop close to me that does this and it leaves only the base metal. The parts I have seen have kind of a whitish look when done, almost like they need to be cleaned. The shop says that the parts do not need additional cleaning, they are ready as is. Not sure what the chemical is but shop told me that it is some sort base solution, not acid?

[Too Many Projects]

I have had a shop in Franklin, WI strip many parts to clean, bare metal with a solution similar to evaporust. Completely non-toxic or acidic, but it removes EVERYTHING but metal. No paint, rust or filler left on the parts. He applies a solution of rust stop that will keep the parts from flash rusting a for a few days, but it is not white, it is just clear. He also works with another shop in Eastern MI that dips the parts in a vat for Electro plating...EDP. That process looks just like the original EDP on NOS parts, but is now compatible with modern paints and chemicals where leaving 40-60 yr old EDP on NOS parts is not and modern paint can fail as the old EDP breaks down under it. NOT cheap, but a fantastic base to work from once done this way. Oh, and the vats are huge. They both submerge whole bodies and full frames...
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