[urq] Dipping vs Blasting

Fri Feb 25 14:52:07 EST 2005

I use Nitromors a lot - it'll strip just about any sort of paint but you 
have to be careful as it is not suitable for stripping paint from any sort 
of plastic - this includes GRP and the stuff that Ur-q bumpers are made of, 
it's so caustic that it can melt right through and even if it doesn't it 
seriously damages the material.
It won't remove Audi underseal but melts bitumen based coatings.

It does a fair job of removing your skin too. It can be washed off with 
water but don't use hot water because the steam produced is corrosive - I 
spent several days with sore eyes after washing out a bursh that I'd used to 
apply the stuff.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Salamone" <83urq at code2use.com>
To: "Audifans" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 12:06 AM
Subject: RE: [urq] Dipping vs Blasting

> Thanks for the great info and the vote of confidence. Would you use
> Nitromors again? Anything special I would need to knwo to use it? Will it
> strip the undercoating as well as the paint? Thanks!
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com]On
>> Behalf Of spot.ontheroad
>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 4:35 PM
>> To: j.koenig; Audifans
>> Subject: Re: [urq] Dipping vs Blasting
>>
>>
>> When I stripped and repainted by 87 WR I chose to strip by hand with
>> Nitromors (powerful paint stripper) rather than dip or blast. Reasons?
>> Dipping, didn't consider it because on the whole the car was very good 
>> and
>> didn't require "whole shell" treatment (the "chemical leaching" comments
>> would have worried me too if I had heard about this at the
>> time!), Blasting,
>> past experience taught me that if you go to the wrong place on
>> the wrong day
>> (and you can never tell 'til afterwards) you end up with panels
>> with ridges
>> and furrows. Stripping by hand is a much more controlable process.
>> Good luck with the project.
>>
>> Keith
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: j.koenig <j.koenig at adelphia.net>
>> To: Audifans <urq at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [urq] Dipping vs Blasting
>>
>>
>> > I think conventional wisdom (no BTDT here) is that dipping unibody cars
>> runs
>> > a high risk of leaving some of the chemicals behind in cracks and
>> crevices,
>> > so they tend to leach out months or years later if not thoroughly 
>> > rinsed
>> > and/or neutralized.  On the other hand, I've seen media-blasted
>> cars after
>> > the fact, and it's pretty effective.  Either way, a lot probably 
>> > depends
>> on
>> > who is doing the job.  Here is one web resource that discusses the
>> different
>> > methods:
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.minimania.com/web/DisplayID/612/SCatagory/PANELS/Displa
>> yType/Tech
>> nical%20Information/CarType//ArticleV.cfm
>> >
>> > You probably already know that either method will require
>> giving the bare
>> > metal a protective primer/coating soon after.  A friend
>> recommends Sikkens
>> > Washprimer CR; see http://www.sikkens.com.au/tis/sikk_cr/wpcr.pdf.
>> >
>> > Mark, if you get any private replies about reputable and competant
>> bodyshops
>> > in the NE, I'd appreciate it if you would share.  I'm in MA.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Marc Salamone" <83urq at code2use.com>
>> > To: "Urq on Audifans" <urq at audifans.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 7:42 PM
>> > Subject: [urq] Dipping vs Blasting
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > After I remove all of the (few) remaining parts from my Urq shell, I 
>> > was
>> > thinking of having the shell dipped or media blasted to bring the 
>> > entire
>> > thing down to bare metal. There is enough rust on it that I
>> don't want to
>> > assume all is well under the undercoating and paint, and I do not 
>> > really
>> > want to hand strip it. I want the body to be returned to better than 
>> > new
>> > condition, so I believe the best way to ensure this is to have the 
>> > shell
>> > stripped. Any BTDT? I have my own opinions on the pluses and minuses of
>> each
>> > procedure, and would like to hear what the rest of the Urq world 
>> > thinks.
>> >
>> > Also, does anyone know of any *VERY* reputable and competant
>> bodyshops in
>> > the VT, MA, NH, Upstate NY area? As close to Bennington (southern) VT 
>> > as
>> > possible. Thanks!
>> >
>> >    - Marc
>> >
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