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Paint removal

Started by rumb, 25 September 2019, 04:38 PM

rumb

I have been stripping the paint from the doors using a heat gun and razor blade. It takes less than an hour to strip the outside skin of the door. No dust! and paint come off in big strips and most of the time is down to bare metal. I will sandblast the edges of the doors later.

Video link: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AgQ9-BbdVO39vQ2SM7SR1MkXw4t5?e=bgeOjB
'68 250S
'77 6.9 Euro
'91 300SE,
'98 SL500
'14 CLS550,
'16 AMG GTS
'21 E450 Cabrio

UTn_boy

This method is almost therapeutic.  :) 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo