Time to say good-bye to the red.

[Kenny_Z]

Not the car, the paint. I decided it's about time to get serious about removing the red paint.





I only had time to do a little strip tonight. I mostly wanted to figure out a technique and test my 'hold the door out a little while tied to a brick' theory. I've found that old gift cards make great scrapers. They're tough but won't scratch the stainless.

[jawn101]

Awesome, Kenny. Good luck!

Will you still call her Red when you're done?

[Mike F]

Keep us posted as you go! I'm very anxious to see how it progresses!

[Michael]

Take plenty of pics, I love seeing painted DeLoreans reborn. Here is a very helpful video on removing red paint and regraining stainless. These guys are goooooooooood. It gets very informative around 2:20. You do have a belt sander right?

[Ryan King]

Exciting!!!!!!
Post lots of pictures!
*Praying for no bondo under there*

[Nicholas R]

Take plenty of pics, I love seeing painted DeLoreans reborn. Here is a very helpful video on removing red paint and regraining stainless. These guys are goooooooooood. It gets very informative around 2:20. You do have a belt sander right?

Not to get too far off topic but arent these the guys that ended up having the car re-possessed mid road trip or something?

Best of luck with the stripping! Definitely post pics!

[john 05141]

I think you're putting a lot of stress on the roofcage and the tortion bar working on the doors like that.

Jan

[Silverbullet]

Home Depot has Plastic Putty Knifes, they are cheap, come in sizes, and are easier on your hand...

Craig

[WelmoedJ]

There are very good chemical alternatives to mechanical paint stripping.

I used those chemicals on 6513 for removing paint on the T-panel, Windscreen header and trunk panel.
Once applied generously, the paint was easily removed by merely washing it off.
A firm washing after the remoival is necessary to remove all traces of the chemical stripper.

The stuff is not expensive, but neither cheap.
It saves a lot of time and sweat though.

As the D's panels are all removable, one can avoid the chemical removing protective paint of the body.
That's the way I did it.
If you go this track, make sure the door opening is fully protected to avoid the chemical damaging interior parts.
One person (daring or bold?) even used it to strip the front and rear facias with good result.
However the latter is at your own risk as it mainly depends on the brand used for chemical stripping.

[DeLorean03]

Hey Kenny, Ken Koncelik up here fully removed the paint from a stainless panel up here in November. If you'd like, I could ask him what the process was to help you out.

Glad to see you're bringing the bare stainless back!!! That is awesome!!!!