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JoeNeri · October 28th, 2009, 02:19 PM

Is there a best way to remove an existing paint/finish on a pedal in order to get down to the raw metal and do a custom paint job? Thanks.

11 Gauge · October 28th, 2009, 08:46 PM

If you're putting paint over top, just get it clean, maybe fine sand it a bit, shoot a little primer, and then put your new color on.

If you want to put some sort of translucent color over the bare metal, you'll need a stripper to remove (what I'm assuming is) the old powdercoating.

Stripper is nasty stuff, and removing powdercoating is particularly tough. While you could get it bare with regular stripper, I recommend "aviation" stripper, because it works, FAST.

JoeNeri · October 28th, 2009, 09:20 PM

Thanks.

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October 28th, 2009, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
11 Gauge Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 6.2 miles northwest of BWI Posts: 3,918 16 Photos	If you're putting paint over top, just get it clean, maybe fine sand it a bit, shoot a little primer, and then put your new color on. If you want to put some sort of translucent color over the bare metal, you'll need a stripper to remove (what I'm assuming is) the old powdercoating. Stripper is nasty stuff, and removing powdercoating is particularly tough. While you could get it bare with regular stripper, I recommend "aviation" stripper, because it works, FAST. __________________

October 28th, 2009, 09:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
JoeNeri Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sedona, AZ Posts: 173 2 Photos	Thanks. __________________ The blues is my business and business is good. http://www.wellredcoyote.com/blues-dawg.html

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