Letter 15003

Paint Stripping  

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We are manufacturers of Aluminium products. We have a requirement of stripping the paint.

Our paint system is basicaly a 3 coat, Powder-Bake-Colour Liquid-Clear Liquid - Bake.

Please detail the best and most economical process of stripping the paint on these aluminium products.

Also please give details of contacts in India who can provide us the products and process you recommend.

N.Vijay Kumar
- Visakhapatnam,AP, India

To strip Powder Coatings off of Aluminum, the quickest and least expensive way is with Plastic Media and a Bead Blaster [link is to product info at Amazon].

Jeffrey M. Antal
- Grayville, IL, USA

Dear Mr. Kumar,

The ideal way to remove paint from Aluminium is by using plastic blast media.

This is used at low pressures between 15-40 psi (1-3 Bar), and will not damage the substrate whilst quickly and effectively removing the paint.

If used correctly and carefully, you can actually remove one layer at a time, and can recycle the media 20-35 times.

Sean Williams
- Oldbury, West Midlands, UK

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