1965 Taunus Transit FK1250 (starting with inter.)

I use 3 different methods normally. On your van I would use 3 M stripping discs.They come in various grades and sizes from any good car paint supplier.
I also soda blast if the paint is 2K.
I never grind paint off unless really neccesary because of the damage to the steel it causes.
Paint stripper is another i hate and refuse to use.
The third thing I do is melt the paint,bondo etc with a MAPP gun. It's quick and fast but requires care not to heat the panel and distort it. and it stinks!

Hi Michael,

glad you made it over, welcome aboard!! ;D

Congratulations on getting your van back on the road, how´s your steering holding up mate?

Oh and we do like lots of pics on here!

Dave

edit: the best way of getting paint off bodywork are these things....


..the best things since sliced bread, no chemicals, no sparks, no damage just lots of dust!! ;D ;D ;D

you´ll need an electronic anglegrinder for them as you have to turn the revs down a bit when you use them.........oh and you can get them on german eBay (Reinigungsscheiben )

we removed the paint on the baywindow bus with paint stripper... put it onto the paint and put a foil on top of it. Leave it over night and remove the foil with the paint, very easy... be careful though, as most of the paint strippers are acid and can cause corrosion if not removed 100%...

Yes Mrs. Transit ;D

They´ll take anything off, even rust!!

Only problem is most people don´t have an anglegrinder which can be regulated and they´re not cheap.

On am aside - I've been looking for a speed controlled angle grinder - for refinishing etc..... but am coming up with some seriously ridiculous prices - anyone got a decent lead on a good supplier?

John

Welcome Michiel - good luck with the TT

stripping paint Pros & cons...

Chemical Stripping:

+ its quite quick, usually.
- its messy
- if you don't neutralise it all then your new paint is also ruined.
- it burns your skin, DON'T get it in your EYES!
- you usually neutralise with water> I like to keep water OFF bare metal...

Blasting

+ its quick
+ it removes everything: paint, filler, rust, skin...
+ the correct blast media will leave a nice finish to the metal
- the wrong blast media (or bad operation) will warp or gouge the metal and can ruin panels.
- its messy
- some media can promote respiritory diseases like silicosis of the lung.

Sanding

+ anyone can do it.
+ done right it leaves a proper "key" or "tooth" for your primer on the bare metal
+ very controllable
- often takes a long time
- heat buildup if you do it wrong can warp the panels

I use a combination of blasting and sanding. I tend to blast on rusted surfaces and hard parts like suspension arms etc. and I tend to sand on body panels which are not rusted up.

I'd include wire brushes and the like in "sanding" as a generic term as many of the same pro & con apply to them.

Good luck, those are big panels to strip.

so thats what a normal TT engine looks like, I'm used to seeing daves.

;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Nice one Dave!

Michiel,

there´s a guy on the german FK forum doing new sill sections if you need them, before you get stuck into the paintjob.

Nice looking 65 model you´ve got there, ex firebrigade by the looks of it....(like all ours too!)

If you want the original seats i´ve got a pair here you can have. ;D

Well, as you can see I've changed the topic name for this one. Decided to make it a more general topic :-) .

This weekend we went on with stripping the van. we removed the sticky black stuff (I don't know the english name for it) on the bottom of the cabin (where you place your feet). I'm glad to see that there is almost no rust here, while this is a week point very often at a lot of oldtimers. No need for replacing floor panels here.

We also started with getting the paint of the backdoor. We decided to use a paint remover in combination with a sanding machine. It works pretty good although it will take time to do the whole van like this.

I hope to post the pictures soon.