Stripping paint from aluminium coach sides

[hayfield]

I have some BSL Aluminium coach sides which need the paint sreipping frm them, my preffered method is to use caustic soda but this is no good for aluminium. I guess oven cleaner will be the same as caustic soda, I don't realy want to have to use brake fluid as the misses will not like it in the utility room.

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest stuartp]

If there's no plastic bits involved Nitromors or cellulose thinners will shift most things.

[Rob Pulham]

I have had good results with Acetone Free nail varnish remover admittedly on brass but worth a try.

[cctransuk]

If there's no plastic bits involved Nitromors or cellulose thinners will shift most things.

 

Now this isn't definite, but I've a vague recollection that Nitromors is caustic, and that aluminium doesn't like caustic.

 

..... on the other hand, I might be typing absolute rubbish !!!

 

Regards,

John Isherwood.

[coachmann]

I used to use cellulose thinners for stripping but tough ones like Exleys had Polystripper on them. Exley paint was a sod to remove.

[muddys-blues]

Hi I use brake fluid for a lot of paint stripping, buy yourself a good size tupperware tub and a couple of litres of brake fluid, a toothbrush or fine wire wool brings any paint off a treat, kill off the brake fluid with soapy water, then rinse that off with neat clean water.

 

Hope this helps

Craig.

[rovex]

 

Now this isn't definite, but I've a vague recollection that Nitromors is caustic, and that aluminium doesn't like caustic.

 

..... on the other hand, I might be typing absolute rubbish !!!

 

Regards,

John Isherwood.

I've used Nitromors myself on some old BSL coaches, with no adverse consequences to the sides - it did dissolve the plastic underframe bits - but then I should have removed those first (ooops), It also dissolved all the glue and left me with a kit of parts again.

 

Just make sure you remove any plastic bits you want to keep and rinse afterwards with white spirit