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by **EdT.** on Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:42 am

Whoops, sorry, misspelled 'poll' :mrgreen:

by **plugs12** on Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:45 pm

I find that the sand blaster is wonderfull,most of the time

by **vaughnsimon** on Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:10 pm

EdT. wrote:Whoops, sorry, misspelled 'poll'

Yes, but any discussion about a "stripper pole" will probably get a lot more hits than one about stripping paint. :crazy:

by **Macsignals** on Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:02 pm

I'd vote chemicalif the pole, oops poll wasn't closed, but I prefer hand sanding/wire brushing!

Ian A.

by **Detroit_Galaxian** on Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:28 pm

I'd be curious what the restorationists versus the preservationists think about this topic.

If you are sandblasting an old signal, aren't you actually knocking off some of the metal of the signal itself? So the signal ends up being a little less of what it was before.

Ryan K

by **MonsterMidi** on Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:26 pm

It depends on air pressure. If you have the air compressor set at the right pressure, (just enough to blast the paint off) then there should be no problems.

But you can actually blast a hole thru the metal or warp visors if the air is turned up to 11.

Which is where I prefer to keep my guitar amps turned to.

George

by **gwlreno** on Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:18 pm

My personal preference is to start with a chemical stripper (Butcher's Bare Knuckles) and follow it up with glass bead blasting. The glass beads are much less abrasive to the metal and leave a nice matte finish that gives the metal enough "tooth" to grab onto either powder or paint. If you're really concerned about getting a high gloss finish when painting, just start with a high build primer, sand it smooth and then do the top coat.

by **SignalLab** on Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:13 pm

MonsterMidi wrote:is turned up to 11.

Which is where I prefer to keep my guitar amps turned to.

George

But George why don't you just make 10 louder...I mean......more powerful? :rotfl:

by **MonsterMidi** on Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:25 am

well...... um....... These go up to 11.

George

by **nannerdawg** on Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:53 am

I prefer sandblasting, it is quick and less messy if you use a cabinet, and it does a great job of preping the metal for paint or power coat. I use glass bead if there is only a layer or two of paint. If there is a lot of heavy coats of paint I will use coal slag "black beauty" it is a more agressive media.

Rich

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