Sunkorite

[Treeman]

How do you remove this stuff??? I tried paint remover, laquer thinner, and sandpaper. The only thing working is the sandpaper, but it's impossible to get it out of all the little crevices. Help!!!!

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[tbonesmith]

To remove it you bead blast the part( sand blast with very fine glass particles).

[JBS]

High quality jelly type paint stripper.

[Brian Dick]

The glass bead blaster is about it if it's been baked on properly. Some chemical stripperas may work if you soak the parts long enough. Why would you want to remove it?

[Treeman]

I want to remove it because it was chipped and scratched everywhere. Now I want to rust blue it, so I need to remove the bit thats left. I have it down to mostly clean metal, but some remains in the rough areas, and what appears to be a fine film of it remains in some "open" areas. This stuff sure is rugged! By the way, the stripper I used is very heavy bodied, and is supposed to remove epoxy!

[Brian Dick]

You'll have to bead blast it to get it out of the nooks and crannys. Yes, it is tough stuff. That's why it's been the finish of choice for MoD weapons since 1944! If applied over fresh Parkerizing, it really doesn't get much tougher.

[Roger Payne]

If you don't have access to a sand-blasting cabinet, you might be able to loosen it by prolonged immersion in methylated spirits or cellulose thinners. Both can be used as dilutants when applying (I find thinners best when spraying it on, but meths best for removing it). But Brian is right - blasting is the surest & quickest method.

ATB

[Buntlineguy]

Dremel tool with cupped wire brush.

[Peter Laidler]

Fancy removing it when all it probably needed was a quick blow job with another coat, baked again and it'd have been back to original!

[rondog]

Fancy removing it when all it probably needed was a quick blow job with another coat, baked again and it'd have been back to original!

Sure, if we could get the stuff here in Yankeeland.