Peeling off bad paint job (1 Viewer)

[Lifelong40Fan]

In the midst of peeling a bad paint job off my 55. My kids have been using a screwdriver to get an edge and peeling. They’ve taken quite a bit off. Any ideas on what might be helpful? Putting the 55 out in the sun to heat the paint??? Any chemicals?? We’d like to preserve whatever patina there might be.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[matzell]

With all that raw metal showing, I would strip it all and repaint with a patina theme. A good painter can make new paint look old and still protect the metal. Take a look at the red FJ40 Proffits did a few years back.

“The Red Menace” 1962 Stage 3 Patina Restoration – Proffitt's Resurrection Land Cruisers

www.resurrectionlandcruisers.com

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

Thanks Rob! I’ll check out the link.

 

[SteveH]

A power washer (pressure washer) might remove the most poorly adhered paint.

 

[Michael B]

I kind of like the patriotic theme myself!

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

The blue is going away to be replaced with red. Seems appropriate today for some reason!

 

[CRZR45]

I have been using citristrip from home depo. Leave on til it bubbles up then bondo plastic blade and metal scraper and the top paint is coming off. Just need to get the primer off that’s above the orig paint and see how it looks.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

I have been using citristrip from home depo. Leave on til it bubbles up then bondo plastic blade and metal scraper and the top paint is coming off. Just need to get the primer off that’s above the orig paint and see how it looks. View attachment 3042274View attachment 3042275View attachment 3042276

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Good stuff. I’ve never tried it as an automotive solution. I use it exclusively to redo wood stocks. Looks like you’ve had good results.!!

 

[peesalot]

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[middlecalf]

Used 3 bottles of citristrip on my rig.

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

Going to head to HomeDepot tomorrow to get some. Getting a look like your 45 is the goal!

 

[sogncab]

A power washer (pressure washer) might remove the most poorly adhered paint.

My sister's first husband was a pig farmer. I washed pens for him once in a while as a teenager. The pressure washer they had in the barn was some ridiculous high pressure, and above boiling hot for sterilization. He used a tip that was just a single narrow stream and it spun from the pressure making a cone shaped pattern.

That psycho pressure washer would remove anything not supremely well bonded.

 

[CRZR45]

Get this one. There are 2 bottles at home depo the one I used is the orange one. And a pic of the scrapers I used

 

[CRZR45]

And here is a great thread of 39 pages of light reading and great tips for patina!

Preserving Patina - How To Tips and Tricks

I keep retyping my “formula” for old Patina preservation so I decided to make a thread so I can just link my response to how I preserve my old Land Cruisers the way I do. For the last 3 years I have been learning how to preserve Land Cruisers in their original state. Protecting their original...

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