what have you guys ysed to strip the stock red paint from the V-6 plenum? I bought some spray professional "aircraft" paint stripper to try, think this should work or is there something else i need to do? thanks...

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Useing any kind of stripper IMO is a bad idea it is still very hard to get all the paint off,and you cant just paint over the bubbing paint.

Sanding is the way to go,or better yet get a wire brush that can go on your drill or grinder.

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The "aircraft" stripper should work just fine, remember to do this outside, you don't want to inhale the fumes. Also don't forget to wear gloves or you could suffer some serious skin burns. You might have to apply a couple layers of stripper to get all the paint off. I found some stuff at Home Depot that took the paint off in one coat. I just finished the stripping in my kitchen sink with a brush and water(don't tell my wife).

The Aircraft stripper works just fine.

I use a Mar Hyde product called Tal-Strip. Comes in spray on cans or gallon jug of gel which you just paint on, let it set, scrape it off and wash/brush it off. Two applications gets most of the paint out of the grainy surface.

Then if your going to paint, just paint. If your going to polish, sand the grain down with 80 grit to knock off the high points, and use a dremel to remove the casting flashing (it makes polishing look better).

I used a sanding drum, a flap wheel, a polishing wheel, and a file bit.

Then you get into the polishing aspect. A no brainer kit is available from POR. Their wheel polishing kit is a wee bit pricey but has absolutely everything needed to polish and clearcoat the plenum and valve covers.

I used the "Low odor aircraft remover" that Pep Boys and other stores sell to strip my Tech wheels. About $9/qt $20/gl. It 's a thick paste that you brush on. I just used a metal spatula and rinsed with water, It took 3 coats, but very little effort, to remove all of that nasty clearcoat and paint. It worked great and it should be just as easy on a plenum thats out of the car. A quart should be enough to do a set of wheels and a plenum. I was watching "This Old House" the other day amnd they were using a spray version of this to strip paint off of wood siding..

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The aircraft stripper will work fine. It works better if you scuff the surface with sandpaper first. Also apply it in one direction and don't mess with it after it is applied. It is best to put it on then go do something else. Kind of a watched pot never boils type of thing LOL. You can also put surran wrap over it and let it sit. That keeps the solvents from evaporating away before it is done.

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