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gilly1969

Member Since: 16 Mar 2016
Location: Godstone
Posts: 48

Paint removal

My Defender 90 should be coming back from its recent trip to the welders this weekend. Next phase in the restoration process is to prep it for respraying. It has at least 3 different layers of peeling paint and I was thinking of getting it blast cleaned back to bare metal, but I'm worried the process could be too aggressive leaving me with a pile of aluminium Swiss cheese. Am I better just to get it rubbed down and prepped by the bodyshop?

17th Mar 2016 8:05pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

A good quality paint stripper works wonders then sand of what remains. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

17th Mar 2016 9:07pm

db950

Member Since: 01 Feb 2012
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 559

Don't have the aluminium panels blasted, it will stretch and warp them.
As already said, paint stripper would be the best option.

17th Mar 2016 9:15pm

gilly1969

Member Since: 16 Mar 2016
Location: Godstone
Posts: 48

Thanks for the heads up. The guy I spoke to seemed to know his stuff giving me the impression he'd 'media cleaned' several Land Rovers in the past. He even explained how to take it apart. Maybe you're both right though. As I'm replacing all of the doors and the bonnet anyway, I could just invest in an orbital sander and some elbow grease to save myself a few bob. Out of interest, what's the most effective paint stripper?

17th Mar 2016 9:32pm

gumdrop

Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 125

Soda blasting - not as aggressive as grit see Frosts website or Google Millar Soda Blasting. Cheers

Simon
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50th D90 - my toy!
Freelander SE Td4 3 door - local run around
1958 Series 1- Rag top!

17th Mar 2016 10:04pm

db950

Member Since: 01 Feb 2012
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 559

Here is a quote from another thread of some stuff recommended.I've never used it, I just sanded mine but wish I'd heard of it before!!

Defender_Td5 wrote:
Hi Steve,

Thank you for the praise. I put a lot of thought and planning into how exactly I wanted to put this one together and after the previous rebuilds I had done, I learned a lot about how to do it the right way! I wanted to build a vehicle that didn't just look good, but was built to last and be used for what it was intended for.

The company that supplied the paint stripping solution was called "Strippers Paint Removers" they can be contacted on 01787 371524. Here is a link to their website:

http://stripperspaintremovers.com/view_products.htm

To completely strip a Defender 110 of all paint (I mean both sides of the panels) I used around 25L of stripper. It is not nice stuff though and will burn through household rubber gloves in no time! I ended up putting on two layers of really thick industrial cleaning gloves.

Rob

17th Mar 2016 10:09pm

gilly1969

Member Since: 16 Mar 2016
Location: Godstone
Posts: 48

Thanks for the advice. Putting my environmentally responsible hat on, soda blasting sounds like a good option. I don't have a yard or workshop to work in so the problem I have with a chemical removal process is that I'll be swilling rubber eating paint stripper straight down the drain! I'll keep you all posted.

18th Mar 2016 11:24am

gumdrop

Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 125

Talk to Michael Miller http://www.millarsodablasting.com/ - I bought my blaster off him. I got the dual version grit and soda - so far so good blasted ali and also a timber dresser - no steel as yet - you have to play around with pressure but once you get it correct works really well. He also does contract work his place hd a Jensen, Porsch and Beetle body shell in it. For all concerned I have no connection with him - just a really helpful guy

Cheers

Simon
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50th D90 - my toy!
Freelander SE Td4 3 door - local run around
1958 Series 1- Rag top!

18th Mar 2016 12:30pm

gilly1969

Member Since: 16 Mar 2016
Location: Godstone
Posts: 48

Thanks Simon. Now weighing up cost of buying/hiring equipment to do a DIY job versus sending it away to be done.

18th Mar 2016 3:30pm

CY88

Member Since: 05 Jan 2016
Location: Offshore
Posts: 255

1986 Defender 90 V8 Petrol ST Keswick Green

Having done this recently on a car with 3 to 4 layers of brush applied paint, the soda blasting that the paint shop first attempted was not as efficient as the stripping solution that they resorted to. Depends on the type of paint that you're trying to remove though.

18th Mar 2016 4:02pm

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