Part Cleaning

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Originally Posted by jb-ob

Kursed, You have a good friend.

Alex, Media blasting is only to remove paint finishes, will not help with rust removal unless the shop will follow up with sand to clear the rust away.

Originally Posted by alexiskai

Hijacking this thread to ask: I recently purchased a '29 radiator apron that's straight, but has some paint and surface rust. Typically I would clean this with an abrasive wheel, but I was considering having a local shop media-blast it. Is that overkill? Could also go the paint-stripper route.

Things have definitely changed over the years. It used be be that dad used play sand from the lumber yard to blast paint & rust away in the back yard. Now, the shop I use begins with plastic media to remove the paint, and then follows with aluminum oxide to remove any rust. Yes, any commercial paint stripper such as the Aircraft brand or the Orange Citrus will remove paint. Then clean thoroughly with water and use Rust911 or Evaporust to remove the rust. Try not to use an abrasive wheel as it removes metal too.