-
Advisory Panel
Methylated spirits is called denatured alcohol over here to clarify any confusion.
-
-
08-20-2018 12:50 PM
# ADS
Friends and Sponsors
-
Legacy Member
Thanks all, I've got some denatured alcohol here so I'll give it a try and see what happens.
-
-
-
DanL is almost there but the movement of 'warlike stores' were a different matter for political reasons. Will say all when I've got some time to write it up
-
Thank You to Peter Laidler For This Useful Post:
-
Legacy Member
As an update, a rag soaked in denatured alcohol made the lid of my transit chest cleaner, but did not remove any paint. What to try next as a solvent?
-
-
Legacy Member
Denatured alcohol will not work on oil based paint. But can work on older latex water based paint .
-
-
Legacy Member
Acetone or lacquer thinners, both usually found in "automotive specialist" stores will take paint of just about any description off most materials. Paint that has been applied over an old coat without proper preparation, like sanding back and priming, is relatively fragile in its adherence to the previous coating. As Peter said, careful wipes of small areas is the way to go to take off the offending material. If you can see the difference in surface profile that indicates the lettering, the "top-coat" is probably very thin, so be careful in those places. Do this in a well-ventilated space or outdoors, away from naked flames and DO NOT SMOKE whilst playing with this stuff. Solvent resistant gloves are a good thing, too. Acetone and lacquer thinners will rip all the natural oils from your skin; nasty!
Get your inner "fine art restorer" vibe going. If it's good enough for a four hundred year old masterpiece, it's good enough for one of those chests, or any other desirable bit of surplus packaging.
-
-
-
The Following 6 Members Say Thank You to Peter Laidler For This Useful Post:
-
Legacy Member
Peter, that sounds quite interesting.
I've come up with a bit of Acetone and will give that a shot some time this week and report back.
-
-
FREE MEMBER
NO Posting or PM's Allowed
In case anyone wants, I still have a 3 lengths of 1941-dated whipcord if anyone wants to re-string the chocks on their transit case.
Only important if you are a stickler for period detail in your transit case restoration. No charge, but recipient pays postage.
Rob
-
Legacy Member
Rob...I'll take you up on your offer. Ron (Canada) I'll PM you my address.
Originally Posted by
RobD
In case anyone wants, I still have a 3 lengths of 1941-dated whipcord if anyone wants to re-string the chocks on their transit case.
Only important if you are a stickler for period detail in your transit case restoration. No charge, but recipient pays postage.
Rob
-