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It will soften the finish and make it easy to scrape off.
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| Jasco Premium Paint and Epoxy Remover (Found this after a search on this site). |
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| Use a propane torch. It'll destroy the plastic finish and it can be easily scraped off. Takes about 10-15 minutes.. |
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| Following a tip from another board I used a new product called "CitriStrip" on a Rem stock last month and was very pleased with it. It's a citrus foam spray. Compared to any other chemical stripping agent I've tried it works faster, is easier to use and doesn't smell bad (no methyl chloride). I'm a convert to the stuff. Found CitriStrip at WallyWorld. |
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| does this trick work in the checkering? |
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| Where can you buy a heat gun? What is a good one?
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Where can you buy a heat gun? What is a good one?
Dave
Any reasonable hardware store or even a K-Mart should have them. Mine has a high and low temperature setting, as well as a high and low fan setting.
These hot air guns are great for mending plastic, thawing frozen pipes or locks, and stripping finishes (paint or varnish). You can also supposedly solder pipes with them although I have not done this personally.
Since they are only a heating element and fan, I suspect that even the cheapest one would take a long while to wear out with normal use.
Be careful at first -- you can scorch wood with it. I forget how hot they can get, but it seems pretty close to a propane torch.
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| Follow the manufacturer's instructions. The commercial heat guns I have used have separate controls for the heat element and the fan. They recommend you shut off the heating element but leave the fan running for a while when shutting down. It makes the heating element last longer. We used them for bending PVC electrical conduit and applying heat-shrink sleeves to cables. |
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