Cleaning/stripping Dam Quick reel paint

[JeffG]

Hi all, just curious what options there are for first cleaning and when that don't work best way to strip paint other than sand or bead blasting the housing and rotor. I have a 220 that was a little rough, actually a lot rough, but the paint just looks horrible and would like to repaint. Any suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated! These reels have become an obsession have purchased 7 in last 3 weeks or so. The wife is a little miffed, lol!

Thanks
Jeff

[sdlehr]

I forget who did it, but a few years ago someone stripped the paint off a metal reel body by putting it in the oven during the high temp cleaning cycle. The paint cooked off and left some fine ash powder behind. Talk about easy.....

[JeffG]

That does sound easy. Also read somewhere  aircraft remover by rustoleum works well and is easy also.

[Benni3]

That does sound easy. Also read somewhere  aircraft remover by rustoleum works well and is easy also.

yes,,,aircraft remover works great but is very harmful and does cause cancer,,,,thay don't let us use it in body shops anymore,,,,big fine  try some lacquer thinner first 

[JeffG]

Thanks for the warning Benni3!

[foakes]

Really no need to strip the paint when doing a restore — unless it is flaking off and cannot be stabilized.

What I do, is clean the frame, rotor, sideplate, badge, and shift mechanism with simple green and an ultrasonic cleaner.  Let it dry overnight.  If any loose paint, scrape it off, or sand it down.  Mask off the interior, openings, etc. with either blue painters tape or green frog tape.  Spray the pieces with crinkle paint — let dry for 24 hours.

Ready to reassemble.

The original intact factory paint makes a good primer and base coat.

Best,

Fred

[JeffG]

Excellent point Fred!

[oldmanjoe]

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=24794.0
  IF you need to strip it.   I have washed paint off some restored  reels with gasoline alone 

[Chuck750ss]

Probably not relevant but I had the paint on a Finessa "slip" enmass after leaving it soaking in dawn and water for a couple of days. Didn't intend to leave it soaking that long. Got busy doing something else and forgot about it.