Blasting can be done with walnut chips vs sand and at
low airpressure.. It is the method we used to clean
paint off 55 year old aircraft aluminum parts for aircraft
restorations ..
Bob B
>From: islander <islander@midmaine.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: [MV] Removing paint from Magnesium
>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:38:38 -0400
>
>Hi all,
>
>Well, this is turning out to be a rather interesting week for me. Up
>until now I have just owned Weasels, but that is about to forever change
>as OD Disease has struck me in my prime earning years :-) Today I'm
>cranking off a check to purchase a M274A4 MULE, Wednesday I am picking up
>a (free!!) M37, and Friday my truck, trailer and I are off to Vermont to
>pick up Weasel #7 that I bought last week. When it rains, it pours OD :-)
>
>Anyhoo... the paint on the MULE is not in good shape so I need to get off
>the old and put on the new. Two questions...
>
>1. What is the best way to remove paint from the Magnesium parts?
>Sandblasting doesn't sound like a good idea, plus I really don't have
>time to totally strip it down to its component pieces.
>
>2. What is the correct paint for a MULE and where is the best place to
>get it? I would prefer spray cans as I haven't bought a compressor yet.
>
>This is not going to be a show vehicle, but I do want it to look nice and
>have it be protected from the elements.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Steve
>
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