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Any tips on automotive paint strippers? I'm thinking of repainting the lower sills in por-15 before overprinting. Anyhow I need to get some good paint off as well as the rusty stuff!

Thanks!

Don't bother with Nitromors - Like anything that "used" to be good, it's been made environmentally friendly, which means its no longer good for stripping anything.

Depending on how Far you want to go, a flap wheel on a grinder would get you down to bare metal pretty sharpish.

For treating rust pitting, I like Vactan - You'll find it on the bay of evil.

POR15 is Awesome stuff - DO wear gloves - I think it still has the warning on the lid that essentially says only time will remove it from your skin if you get it on it!

Finally, don't forget that sills tend to rot from the inside out - I'd squirt Vactan inside, then cover that with some Dinitrol 3125 (waxoyl is right up in the nitromors category)

Top tips! Im grateful for all of this

'Proper' wire cup brush on angry grinder, removes paint & surface rust then treat as reqd,

by proper the twisted tufted variety . . . . .

like these (other suppliers are available)

http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-wire-br ... -m14/98031

Should also point out that whilst I've recommended Dinitrol 3125, what I actually use is Bilt Hamber S50

Dinitrol is good, but I think Bilt Hamber has the edge! Oh, and found this that may amuse people that have never used POR 15 before!

Call me a wuss but I ended up going with BH 2 part epoxy mastic over zinc primer! Only time will tell! Thanks so much

I recommend aircraft paint remover. A bit messy but works well.

The good shit is banned from September!
https://www.silmid.com/coatings/paint-r ... 25lt-drum/

Ah, so the good shit is banned from September is it ? The most effective car paintstripper I know is squirrel shit - seriously !! I'd like to see them ban that

There is some good tips from this guy.

http://www.rust.co.uk/default.aspx