gruntus Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Guys, Trying to remove the paint from my new bulkhead prior to galvanising. I have tried Nitromors and celly thinners and no luck removing it.... Any ideas what type of paint it is and what I could try to remove it? Help appreciated as always. Regards Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco_Dunk Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 DOT4 always works on my paintwork - usually when I don't want it to!! Dunk Guys,Trying to remove the paint from my new bulkhead prior to galvanising. I have tried Nitromors and celly thinners and no luck removing it.... Any ideas what type of paint it is and what I could try to remove it? Help appreciated as always. Regards Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 What colour is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 What colour is it? its a sort of gloss black. brand new bulkhead so i guess it gets dipped in some sort of primer? Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 knock the carp out of it with a blow lamp or aceteylene - dont burn it off just toast it, but dont go mad and burn your garage down pleeeeease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Be careful if you use heat, it could distort the metal. I used a gritblaster to shift the paint off mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Guys,Trying to remove the paint from my new bulkhead prior to galvanising. I have tried Nitromors and celly thinners and no luck removing it.... Any ideas what type of paint it is and what I could try to remove it? Help appreciated as always. Regards Grant Why not call your galvanisers and find out if they have a dip bath to remove paint first? If heated be wary! Have you done a search on the forum, some very useful info a couple of weeks ago on galv bulkheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 Why not call your galvanisers and find out if they have a dip bath to remove paint first? If heated be wary! Have you done a search on the forum, some very useful info a couple of weeks ago on galv bulkheads. well its like this............. I decided to buy an new bulkhead and get it galved, I am going to get the external areas bead blasted however the galvers insist the paint has to be removed from the internal cavities as they insist all paint and oil has to be removed first, hence the situation!! I wanted to use a chemical treatment if possible (water soluble would be good... yeah and pigs can fly ) I think I will have a word with my local paint shop to see what they think. The other alternative is to go down the dinitrol route which will probably be more expensive in the long run. I appreciate your advice all Regards Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 you could try antifoul stripper (boat bottom paint stripper) it's water soluble and works quite well mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Any ideas what type of paint it is Before 'n After ? Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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