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joe permuko 02-28-2013 17:33:19 74.98.48.215 Report to Moderator	i have a 49' ac c that im restoring, back in late summer when i started to work on it i had wire wheeled some parts to remove the paint. when i had some free time in early feb i tried to wire wheel the torque tube i was having a tough time getting the paint to come off, i was using a 6" and a 4 1/2" wire wheel it seemed to me like it wasnt coming off like i remembered it did in late summer, i was in an unheated garage and the temp was in the mid to high 20's this week i had some spare time after work and the weather was in the 40's i tried the wire wheels again and the paint came off easier, so does the air temp affect the removal of paint? [Reply]   [No Email]
Stephen Newell 03-01-2013 05:04:00 66.53.80.238 Report to Moderator	Re: does cold weather affect the ease of removing paint in reply to joe permuko, 02-28-2013 17:33:19   I think unless you are using solvents, temperature wouldn't make enough difference to talk about. For mechanically stripping metal, I've had pretty good luck with a silicon carbide paint stripping wheel on a angle grinder. The best is sand blasting. Paint and varnish remover works good too but needs warm weather. It practically stops working below 70 degrees. [Reply]  [No Email]
showcrop 02-28-2013 19:13:38 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: does cold weather affect the ease of removing paint in reply to joe permuko, 02-28-2013 17:33:19   If you were using a paint remover like oven cleaner I could tell you yes, temp makes a big difference. For wire brushing I would think that the more brittle the paint is as in colder, it would come off better. [Reply]  [No Email]
kylemorley 03-01-2013 20:10:32 96.61.82.205 Report to Moderator	Re: does cold weather affect the ease of removing paint in reply to showcrop, 02-28-2013 19:13:38   Rule of thumb is that just about ANY chemical reaction - paint drying, stripper stripping, bread dough rising - doubles its speed for every 10 degree C increase in temperature. [Reply]  [No Email]