Small Parts Paint Removal

[greeno]

Looking at the parts pile I'm overwhelmed by the task of removing paint on all these small parts.

What's everybody doing these days to get paint off parts like window brackets, accelerator linkage, floor panels and the like? Sending it all out for soda blasting sounds good, but not to my wallet. I'd like a solution I can run in my shop with its tiny air compressor.

[06boblee]

I bought a cheap harbor freight sand blast cabinet, it is great for removing all of the paint and rust.

[greeno]

What size compressor do you run?

[06boblee]

My compressor is too small, I can blast for 5 min and then have to let the compressor catch up. Don't know the size, it is old. But--- it is worth the hassle for the results. You can pick up a cabinet for around 150 on sale.

[PoW]

Steel/iron parts can be soaked in a heated lye & water solution to remove paint. Cheaper than paying for blasting.

Just don't put anything aluminum in there, it will disappear.

A 5-gallon bucket of Chemtool carb cleaner will pull paint off anything fast, but costs a bit at first. It will last a long time as long as you keep up the water seal on top.

PoW

[Explorer0863]

For me, sand blasting was the best solution. It is a small and inexpensive cabinet but it works.

[just me]

"Oil Eater" will take paint off easily and clean the part as well.