I just had my 57 Dodge convert media blasted inside and out
and it ran $1400 including pickup and delivery which I
thought was high too. It was a good thorough job though and
the metal survived nicely. Anyone have comparison costs?
Brian
Mike Sersen Sr wrote:
>
> You must remember, when the
> chemicals do their work on the
> paint, they also take off
> metal. It will thin the sheet
> metal somewhat. I would
> suggest, if you are only
> taking paint off (not rust) to
> use media blasting. This is
> like sand blasting but it uses
> plastic beads, walnut shells
> or even glass beads. This will
> not take off rust though. It
> will do a great job on
> removing paint without taking
> any metal off. I have even
> seen it used on fiber glass.
> Mike Sersen
>
> Robert Bishop wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone on the List had any recent first-hand experience with Redi Strip?
> > A few years back people were saying that you can never get all the chemical
> > out of seams and crevices which leads to problems with paint. The local
Redi
> > Strip guy says that's no longer a problem because they now use a high
> > pressure rinsing process.
> >
> > High cost may be a problem though. I was told my '55 Plymouth convertible
> > body would cost between $1200 and $2000 including zinc phosphate treatment.
> >
> > Robert Bishop
> > '55 Plymouth
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