Best paint prep

[swissdean]

I am an impatient sod, friends here have guided me to go for chemical striping of my '66 S3 frame and panelwork prior to painting.

I've seen the results and they look impressive (so they should for close to 800 quid! - swiss prices)..however I can't get bits in until pre xmas which means wont be painted until after..and id really like to re assemble over the xmas break.

So thinking about the old fashioned way of wet and dry and sanders etc in the garage ...it will take me a couple of days I would think but what do others normally do. I've stripped back what looked like great paint to find masses of filler on the legshield and some pin holes already...so almost on the page of ditching and buying remade leg shields vs fixing up, anyone had experience with these

Thoughts and experience welcome

Thanks
Dean

[grandpa]

Hi Swissdean,
I wish some adults would answer this, soon I will also be stripping a scoot for painting.I have used a brass wire brush in a drill to successfully remove paint from some wheel rims and a petrol tank recently and was considering using polycarbide wheels in a drill .Still have marks on my hand from using chemicals on past projects.
Does anyone have any experience of using polycarbide wheels?
Grandpa

[coaster]

I stripped my 67 LiS using a combination of Nitromors (next to useless), angle grinder with Wire brush attachment, flap wheels and sanding disc. I did the whole scooter, it took me HOURS and I still ended up finishing off with wet & dry in places. Also, the inside of the rear loop and most of the main tube under the loop were impossible to fully strip. My side panels had a few dents and dings as did the leggies which also had a large rust hole to deal with hence plenty of new filler and more filling

I had my Jet grit blasted and although it still needed going over with emery to remove the grit that gets embedded in the surface but all told, a LOT less bother than doing it by hand.

[steve t]

Had my series 3 chemically stripped fantastic job and I didn't even break a sweat can't recommend enuff great finish and it causes no more damage as blasting some times does

[swissdean]

Thanks all, patience it is then with chemical stripping to follow

[SlackerThePinstriper]

I stripped my 67 LiS using a combination of Nitromors (next to useless), angle grinder with Wire brush attachment, flap wheels and sanding disc. I did the whole scooter, it took me HOURS and I still ended up finishing off with wet & dry in places. Also, the inside of the rear loop and most of the main tube under the loop were impossible to fully strip. My side panels had a few dents and dings as did the leggies which also had a large rust hole to deal with hence plenty of new filler and more filling

I had my Jet grit blasted and although it still needed going over with emery to remove the grit that gets embedded in the surface but all told, a LOT less bother than doing it by hand.

Nitromors is better to use heated up if possible.
They have took all the decent stuff out of it now due to health and safety etc

[mr mugello]

You can get the more powerful from car trade paint suppliers here in the UK. Horrible stuff. Highly toxic fumes. Done a couple of scooters with it, but never again.