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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BED5B0.AA3C6E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The stuff I used came from Home Depot. It's called Bix Spray on = Stripper ($5 ??). The bottle I got came with a spray bottle. I did it = during football season. I simply turned the tank upside down, spayed = the tank, then went in and watched a half a football game. When I came = out, I used a brush with plastic bristles, and the paint just wiped off. = Amazing stuff. I stripped several Al 80s more than a year ago, and = have had no problem. Be careful to not get any inside the tank, and = wear gloves. Also, put down a tarp of some sort; you'll make a huge = mess that your wife will not appreciate <g>. I recommend cleaning the = tank out after you're done. Also, if you use an orbit sander with a 120 = grit on the surface, you can blend in the discoloration of the aluminum. - Bill ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rich Lesperance=20 To: Cave listserv=20 Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 11:45 PM Subject: stripping Al 80s I know it's been covered before, but I searched the archives and = couldn't find the thread. I've got an old Al 80 I want to make into a stage bottle, but I need = to strip the old paint off. I remember something about chemical = strippers in the old thread, but are there any chemical strippers I need = to _avoid_ due to heat production, or chemical reactions with the = aluminum? Thanks, Rich L ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BED5B0.AA3C6E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The stuff I used came from Home Depot. It's = called Bix=20 Spray on Stripper ($5 ??). The bottle I got came with a spray=20 bottle. I did it during football season. I simply turned the = tank=20 upside down, spayed the tank, then went in and watched a half a football = game. When I came out, I used a brush with plastic bristles, and = the paint=20 just wiped off. Amazing stuff. I stripped several Al 80s = more than a=20 year ago, and have had no problem. Be careful to not get any = inside the=20 tank, and wear gloves. Also, put down a tarp of some sort; you'll = make a=20 huge mess that your wife will not appreciate <g>. I = recommend=20 cleaning the tank out after you're done. Also, if you use an = orbit=20 sander with a 120 grit on the surface, you can blend in the = discoloration of the=20 aluminum.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>- Bill</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:richl@ma*.co*" title=3Drichl@ma*.co*>Rich = Lesperance</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href=3D"mailto:cavers@cavers.com"=20 title=3Dcavers@cavers.com>Cave listserv</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 23, 1999 = 11:45=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> stripping Al 80s</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I know it's been covered before, but I searched = the archives=20 and couldn't find the thread.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I've got an old Al 80 I want to make into a stage = bottle,=20 but I need to strip the old paint off. I remember something about = chemical=20 strippers in the old thread, but are there any chemical strippers I = need to=20 _avoid_ due to heat production, or chemical reactions with the=20 aluminum?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rich L</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BED5B0.AA3C6E00--
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