Acid Bathing

[ARTZ]

need some parts dipped, anyone know where i can get this done..

Preferably around dandenong or frankston..

[R31Nismoid]

just use Google.

any engine recon place will be able to sort it out.

[ARTZ]

yeah have tried a few but having trouble finding one to do aluminium.

[htial]

Have you thought about Soda Blasting? I've had the paint blasted off some plastic grill parts and it looks great. I've seen it strip the ink off a coke can and the can was fine. I'll post some photos when I get home later to show you the results. I'll also find the name of the bloke that did it for me.

[ARTZ]

cheers , yes I was considering soda blasting there's a guy in carrum downs does it..

But I ended up going to paint mobile in dandy , he recomended some industrial paint stripper and it worked a treat..

I guess the stripper I was using just wasn't toxic enough to strip powdercoat

[xALmoN]

paintstripper works on powdercoat???

i always thought powdercoat was a plastic layer baked on.

[ARTZ]

yeah it is but this powdercoat was made in china

[Birds]

There's paint stripper and there's paint stripper. The former being a clear, glue looking stuff that seems to just fade paint after half an hour. The latter closely resembling lava in both appearance and touch that seems to make shit bubble and peel after 5 minutes. Thick gloves = necessity lol.

[ARTZ]

yeah thats the stuff, thick brown goo the can sizzles when u shake it..

I tried 3m spray stripper. 20$ for 2 cans did nothing

some green stuff from bunnings 40$ a litre was a little better but still no good.

25$ for half a litre of the good stuff from paint supplies store, i used half a tin and job done.

[Birds]

Yeah, you paint the stuff on with a paintbrush

You had any splash on your skin? Instant BURN.

[xALmoN]

Yeah, you paint the stuff on with a paintbrush

You had any splash on your skin? Instant BURN.

The one the smells like ammonia?

We used to put a drop on our palms and see who could hold it out the longest...

but i've always thought they wouldn't work on powdercoating because its like baked on plastic.

[Birds]

No, the one that you smell and it burns your nose just because of the fumes lol. There's no way you could put this one on your palm and see who can hold it there the longest - it starts burning instantly and leaves something of a nasty chemical burn after 5-10 seconds.

[ARTZ]

yeah i accidentally lent on some and it got on my forearm , i washed it off but it kept burning for quite a while..

And that was a tiny dot, no way i'd put it in my palm..