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Metal Control Panel stripping. (Need advice)
CheffoJeffo:
I started with a razor scraper on mine and got most of the first two layers off easily, but the third layer is very thick and brittle (so there is no way you can bring up a corner and pull). The heat gun softens it up so that (if I don't mind burning my fingers) I can pull off big strips.
Cheers,
JAKD
SirPeale:
A blow dryer will also work. Just get close (six inches or so) and set it at it's highest setting.
NIVO:
another alternative might be taking to a auto body shop and having it media blasted, will not leave a mark on it afterwards. And the part being so small you could literally have the guy do it in 10 minutes. Pricing would vary. I had steel cabinet media blasted for $25 and it took 30 minutes. YMMV.
In your case I would go for the heatgun, was on sale at harbor freight last week for $9.99
Kremmit:
Was still $9.99, as of 5:30 Pacific time today. Got mine.
Raven..:
I had a lot of trouble cleaning the old crap off of my new Galaxian CP. I ended up just peeling it off by hand, leaving all of the mess behind. Then I soaked it with Orange Formual 409 and scraped it with a razor scraper. Finished off with a palm sander. It took me almost 2 hours total, but it looks great!
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