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Tips for stripping and painting 3400 Ford

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Bill Campbell

11-22-2004 17:53:13




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In process of stripping paint for '75 Ford 3400 (industrial version of 3000).
Using chemical stripper and pressure washer to remove the paint layers, then sandblasting.

Decided to go with the PPG OMIN MP170 epoxy primer and the MTK acrylic urethane. Bought a gravity fed HVLP gun from Harbor Freight.

Using a fresh air system from shop vac for the iso's in the urethane hardener.

Any tips on painting? Any paint codes for industrial yellow? Figure that I have to remove and paint as many parts as possible off the tractor, and then paint the remaining casting. Do I prep with phosphoric acid, then wax/grease remover, then epoxy primer and then urethane within 3 days of the primer.


Thanks,
Bill in Texas

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CNKS

11-23-2004 06:44:06




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 Re: Tips for stripping and painting 3400 Ford in reply to Bill Campbell, 11-22-2004 17:53:13  
Sounds ok to me -- if your shop vac is clean, I won't promise you it is as safe as say, a Hobby Air. Your phosphoric acid question brings up something I have never gotten an answer for -- the use of phosphoric acid on cast. Cast is next to impossible to get clean. Try this: Clean a small area with whatever you want, soap and water, household cleaner, oven cleaner, wax and grease remover, etc. Use clean rags and clean until the last rag comes off clean, it will take a while. Then use your phosphoric acid. Let it set awhile, then wet a rag with something, and wipe it. The rag will be black--I do not know if this is a problem, and don't know what to do about it. Whether to clean it again or paint it. I have been painting it with no apparant detrimental effects. But, I don't know. This is much less of a problem on sheet metal or forged parts because they are not porous. Can't help you with the paint codes, you might ask on the Ford board.

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