Re: [DML] Painted Delorean

[MPolzin@xxxx]

Pete,
What the stainless will look like under there will depend on how the car was
prepped for the paint job. Often they will rough up the surface of the
stainless so that the paint will adhere better to the panels, however this
can usually be fixed by re-graining the car. In many cases they just prime
and paint right over the grained surface and nothing more is needed than
stripping the paint.

I recently bought a Delorean which was painted red, and have stripped part
of the car. It is a time consuming process, but it is very doable. I am
using a product called Striptease (its not a joke, it is a real product) and
you apply it liberally with a paint brush and allow it to sit for about 10
minutes. It will begin to break down the paint and you will begin to see it
bubble. Then you need to scrape it back with a soft plastic scraper - do not
use a metal scraper you will scratch the stainless further. I have just cut
up 2 liter bottles into a few inch thick strips and used the edges of it for
my scraper... it is hard enough to hold up for while, cheap, and won't
damage the stainless.

Generally once you scrape the paint, there will be some paint residue left.
What I did was re-apply the paint stripper with a paint brush and allow it
to sit again for 5 - 10 minutes and then vigourously wipe the stripper off
with a shop rag. Apply pressure to the rag as needed when wiping it off.

But keep in mind that many cars were painted for a reason, often because of
some sort of body damage on the car. Rather than replacing the panel they
just bondo the dent and paint the car. Many times you can find the bondo by
just doing a "tap test" on the car. Nothing hi-tec involved, just tap along
the car with your finger nails to see if you hear metal ping noise of more
of a thud which could indicate body filler.

Hope this helps.. it is pretty straight forward though. One caution is to
not get the paint stipper on any plastic on the car, it will eat right
through it. And as always, do this in a well ventilated area and use rubber
gloves, you do not want this stuff in contact with your skin, it burns! (Yes
that is from experience)

Mike Polzin




----- Original Message -----
From: <peteh269@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: [DML] Painted Delorean


> I am considering the purchase of a painted Delorean. What would all be
involved in terms of removing the paint? Will it damage the stainless?
> Pete