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Unread 11-01-2013, 08:44 AM   #1
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To try the brake fluid, if you don't have any on hand, you can get a smaller bottle (or two) 8 oz. size of DOT 3 at most Dollar Tree stores where everything is only a $1.00... and yes, don't spill it on any painted surfaces that you don't intend to strip. DAMHIK.
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OK, I GIVE UP! I checked local metal plating and metal stripping businesses around Phoenix and after talking to half a dozen or so, picked one and took all the parts to them...now I won't be able to sleep for a week until I get them back. The old guy there knew exactly what to do, although he couldn't name the black finish on the parts. Rhuff, guess what he is going to use...Methaline Chloride, the active ingredient in Klean-Strip...but a much higher concentration...And the cost, you might ask...why yes sir...$42 includuding hazardous waste disposal!...half of what I've already spent. Now let's not jump for joy until I have them back. Pictures and comments will be forthcoming in a week to 10 days.
BTW, Patronen, I did a search on Suncorite 259 and it sounds EXACTLY like the stuff on my Luger.
If I could have found someone to do soda blasting I would have tried it. The info I found on it and the comments from the local shops sounded encouraging. I don't have compressor and it does make quite a mess. But this shop was ready to go.
So, once again, thanks to all who voiced their thoughts and suggestions and encouragement. Steve
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... and yes, don't spill it on any painted surfaces that you don't intend to strip.
I've seen it wrinkle up the paint on a car so that it lifts off like skin. That was a while ago, though, and I'm not sure of its effects on present day auto finishes, which are acrylic. I'm not clairvoyant, John, but how far off is a ring of paint lifted from a car fender?
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I've seen it wrinkle up the paint on a car so that it lifts off like skin. That was a while ago, though, and I'm not sure of its effects on present day auto finishes, which are acrylic. I'm not clairvoyant, John, but how far off is a ring of paint lifted from a car fender?
I have seen DOT3 wrinkle the paint in the engine compartment of a 71' Camaro I used to own, nicely detailed and freshly painted with modern 2K paint...
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