At last, I'm getting to the Spare Tire Tub for my '63. The good news for me is the overall condition is very good for both the upper Tub and lower Lid. All is original, as was the mounted spare inside. The bad news is, as in many cases, someone else over the years has painted the entire Exterior Lid Door Semi-Gloss black. The inside is a nice natural black/white fiberglass. The main Tub remains natural on the extreme top where it bolts to the chassis, however about 2/3rds of the outside wall is painted with the same black. My questions is, other than the Black "v" Lid Straps, is any of this black possibly factory correct? Accordig to my books it is not. So.....to remove this, I tried Paint Thinner and it would not touch it at all. I tried Laquer Thinner and yes, it cuts is after a while, but it seems to give the fiberglass a white-foggy look. Not Good! Does anyone hasve any suggestions on what might work on this raw fiberglass to clean old paint? Thanks! AC
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
You might try any paint remover safe for fiberglass. After the remover has worked, use a fine scotch pad and a 50 - 50 mixture denatured alcohol and water to rinse the fiberglass. Also acetone and a scotch pad may work. (Wear a respirator and work outside!)
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
You might try any paint remover safe for fiberglass. After the remover has worked, use a fine scotch pad and a 50 - 50 mixture denatured alcohol and water to rinse the fiberglass. Also acetone and a scotch pad may work. (Wear a respirator and work outside!)
Bob #15899Comment
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
I have seen guys scrap paint off of vettes with a razor blade down to the bare glass, I didn't think it could be done till I seen it myself, You need a long handled scrapper that holds razor blades so you can get some leverage, once you get the feel for it, it should go fairly well. Good luck.Comment
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
I have seen guys scrap paint off of vettes with a razor blade down to the bare glass, I didn't think it could be done till I seen it myself, You need a long handled scrapper that holds razor blades so you can get some leverage, once you get the feel for it, it should go fairly well. Good luck.Comment
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
There are any number of 'tricks' to removing paint and they include blasting. Many dislike blast media methods because they tend to 'overdo' the 'bite' into the fiberglass, but there are ways around that include lowering and controlling the pressure used to run the media as well as using 'exotic' media. I've seen pretty darn good results from crushed wallnut shells vs. sand and I personally like garnet vs. sand. Of course with expensive alternative media like garnet, you need a rather large enclosed recovery system as you don't want to shoot the media to the wind....
Also, I've heard but not seen of strip systems based on acoustics with sonic horns. Bottom line, these alternatives require special equipment where paint stripper, elbow grease, dedication and enough afternoon 'beverages' to tide you over is low cost and readily available.Comment
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
There are any number of 'tricks' to removing paint and they include blasting. Many dislike blast media methods because they tend to 'overdo' the 'bite' into the fiberglass, but there are ways around that include lowering and controlling the pressure used to run the media as well as using 'exotic' media. I've seen pretty darn good results from crushed wallnut shells vs. sand and I personally like garnet vs. sand. Of course with expensive alternative media like garnet, you need a rather large enclosed recovery system as you don't want to shoot the media to the wind....
Also, I've heard but not seen of strip systems based on acoustics with sonic horns. Bottom line, these alternatives require special equipment where paint stripper, elbow grease, dedication and enough afternoon 'beverages' to tide you over is low cost and readily available.Comment
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
Jack, You have to love this hobby! My father stops by for his usual coffee yesterday. He like to see what I'm up to on the body-off hobby. I explain that the latest "situation", is the spare tub paint-removal that is somewhat underway. I had stopped because my cleaning technique or the thinner I had used is altering the fiberglass shell. A "foggy" or "lightened" look is appearing...and I have stoped to reconsider. Anyway...between sips of coffee, he says "hummm...let's take a look." To my horror (not that he needs to know this), I watch as he removes his handy pocket knife (whey don't I ever have one of those) and proceeds to SCRAPE the tub. to avoide dropping my coffee cup on my shop floor, I place in down and ask..."ahhh...hey.. Dad..what are you doing?" Not even looking at me, he says "yup...just what I thought....white overspray". WHAT! No way I say. "Yup" And it was. White overspray from earlier showed up once I got the black paint off.But it looked bad! Thats why I always keep coffee on for my Dad! AC Thats why I keep coffee on for my Dad at all times! ACComment
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Re: C2 Spare Tire Tub Resto.
Jack, You have to love this hobby! My father stops by for his usual coffee yesterday. He like to see what I'm up to on the body-off hobby. I explain that the latest "situation", is the spare tub paint-removal that is somewhat underway. I had stopped because my cleaning technique or the thinner I had used is altering the fiberglass shell. A "foggy" or "lightened" look is appearing...and I have stoped to reconsider. Anyway...between sips of coffee, he says "hummm...let's take a look." To my horror (not that he needs to know this), I watch as he removes his handy pocket knife (whey don't I ever have one of those) and proceeds to SCRAPE the tub. to avoide dropping my coffee cup on my shop floor, I place in down and ask..."ahhh...hey.. Dad..what are you doing?" Not even looking at me, he says "yup...just what I thought....white overspray". WHAT! No way I say. "Yup" And it was. White overspray from earlier showed up once I got the black paint off.But it looked bad! Thats why I always keep coffee on for my Dad! AC Thats why I keep coffee on for my Dad at all times! ACComment
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Keep the pot on!
Dad appears to have been there/done that too! Keep the pot on and watch the help you get from your friends. Not saying NCRS is like Tom Sawyer, but a weekend pizza & 'beverage' party at your garage mentioned to other NCRS chapter members always seems to be an invaluable 'help magnet' that brings out the best of our organization....Comment
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Keep the pot on!
Dad appears to have been there/done that too! Keep the pot on and watch the help you get from your friends. Not saying NCRS is like Tom Sawyer, but a weekend pizza & 'beverage' party at your garage mentioned to other NCRS chapter members always seems to be an invaluable 'help magnet' that brings out the best of our organization....Comment
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