Jasco

[John Vardanian]

Are there any tricks to help Jasco along to make it more potent or effective?

john

[Rudy van Daalen Wetters]

Jiagra?

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001
1966 330 GT s/n 8705

[Rudy van Daalen Wetters]

John,

I have found that the older Jasco is, the less effective it seems to be. A friend of mine told me of a better solvent than Jasco. He is a mechanic and says that it is far better product than Jasco. I'll get the name for you.

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001
1966 330 GT s/n 8705

[Rudy van Daalen Wetters]

John,

It is called "Aircraft Stripper". Try Pep Boys, Autozone, NAPA or the web.
Supposedly makes Jasco look like Silly Putty.

Good luck,

Rudy

[tim]

Greetings... Rudy is on the money with the Aircraft Stripper. Try an auto paint shop. Don't use it in direct sun or heat. Wear really good rubber gloves and make sure ventilaion is good. Sounds like fun doesn't it. Tim

[John Vardanian]

Thanks guys. Will try the aircraft stuff.

john

[David Booth]

Rudy gets my vote for the best one-word reply to any post in this forum's history with his "Jiagra" one-liner. Brilliant!

I went through 5-6 quarts of the Aircraft Stripper in order to get my SII Cab down to bare metal. It's' an evil experience, second only to chiseling forty-plus years of undercoat off your car.

In hindsight, it seems that the guys who do this on a regular (paying) basis, first gouge a largeish grid into the paint all over the body to give the stripper a spot to get under all the coats of paint and start lifting. And after they brush on the stripper, cover the whole mess with a thin plastic sheeting to keep all the noxious but useful V.O.Cs trapped against the paint where they'll do you some good. It'll also keep the areas you've applied the stripper to from drying out as you work.

Whatever you do, make sure you have a large, well-ventilated space and that you protect your skin and eyes from splashes. Sheet the floor under the car and wear a paint suit or chemical apron. A cartridge-type respirator may even come in handy.

Hopefully these pointers will keep this nasty but necessary step from turning into what will feel like a second career.

If you want a couple of visual hints, go here.
http://www.mototechnique.com/250GTO_p2.htm

Let us know how you make out. Those of us who've gone through it just love hearing about someone else's joy.

[John Vardanian]

Learned a great trick...

Do not use a putty knife. Clamp a razor blade in a small vise grip and use it to scrape.

It works better if the razor is already well used up. This is important especially around the aluminum panels.

It also works better if you leave the slop on for at least 30-45 minutes in fall like tempratures.

john

[David Booth]

John's right - you need a relatively sharp, stiff blade. I used wallpaper-remover-type razor scrapers, plus some Snap-On scrapers with various contours. What ever yu use, figure on throwing it away at the end of the process.

[Matt F]

Hardware stores have 3" wide razors with a handle used for scraping wallpaper and window tint.

[zac]

thanks for the stripping information, I could not remember what the good brand was but the Aircraft stuff does the trick. I had to remove a bunch of powder coating from some Daytona suspension pieces and I had to remove that shiney black POR stuff from all the GTE undercarriage parts.
The powder coating is a disaster to remove and took three applications but it was a whole lot easier than spending the day with my head in the sandblaster.
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[Rudy van Daalen Wetters]

Nice photos, Zac.

They just make me say, "I love the smell of Aircraft Stripper in the morning." Coppola, eat your heart out.....

Rudy van Daalen Wetters
1963 GTE s/n 4001
1966 330 GT s/n 8705

[mrmoose]

Speaking of aircraft stripper, in a previous life I actually used to strip and paint airplanes. 747s. 55 gallon drums of stripper. When stripping the underside of a wing make sure there are no gaps between your head covering and your collar. The back of the neck is kinda tender....

[John Vardanian]

I want to share with you some experiences...

Jasco is more effective than Aircraft stripper on Paint and primer. Aircraft stripper is more effective than Jasco on plastic fillers (bondo).

Aircraft stripper reeks of ammonia and is impossible to work with in enclosed areas, while Jasco is pretty tolerable.

While Aircraft stripper costs twice as much as Jasco, one should use Jasco on first application. Where bondo is exposed, apply Aircraft stripper liberally and (very important:) do not disturb for one to one and half hours.

Razor works a lot better than any scraper knife, but be careful around the leaded areas.

john



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[Art S.]

Zac,

What's the story of the PF Cab in the background?

Regards,

Art S.