This Article describes the Sand Blasting or Acid Dipping method to clean your WWII jeep. Applies to 1942,42,1943,43,1944,44,1945 Jeeps models
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1. Usually, after you aquire a project you decide how you are going to repaint it. In many cases, your jeep may have up to 6 coats of paint on it. There are a number of ways that you have the paint removed. We discuss them below. |
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2. If you have a small item you want to remove paint you can get a wire wheel on your grinder and this will take the paint off. Using a wire wheel doesn't get all the way down into tough corners though. |
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3. The next alternative is to buy a small sand blaster at somewhere like Harbor Frieght and try and blast your items yourself. I found that it was extremely messy, sand all over the place, all over you, and the surface area done satisfactory, but not as good as a someone who would specialize it. |
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4. After blasting the frame myself over a couple weekends, I decided I will send out the remainder of parts, tub, seats, hood, windshield, fenders, etc and have it done. |
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5. Sandblasting in 2006 in Los Angeles area was $75/hr. The place I went with quoted me $700 for everthing including pickup and delivery |
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6. Besides having a clean surface, blasting prepares the surface fro primer/painting. Paint will adhere to the surface well. When you get your parts back, blow out all of te nooks and crannies to get all remaining sand. |
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7. In addition, the clean surface allows you to inspect the metal for weaknesses. It was very easy to spot areas that I needed to replace due to weakness from rust or pitting. The surface is ready for welding as well! |
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8. Don't rush to paint after you receive your parts back, do a very close inspection of your pieces. Now is the time to fix them, and you will see imperfections while your parts are in this state. |
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9. ACID DIPPING - Acid dipping/stripping is another alternative to removing paint from your parts. In looking for bids, I found the cost was almost twice that of Sandblasting. Your parts are hoisted into a tub of chemicals and the chemicals will eat away all layers of paint. |
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10. Reviews on acid dipping were mixed. There were stories of the acid dripping from remote places after people had primed and painted their projects, thus ruining their paint jobs. |
