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I tried Castrol Super Clean for paint stripping

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  • From: Hayward, CA
I tried Castrol Super Clean for paint stripping
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:23 PM
After reading this article several times in the past I decided to try out the Castrol Super Clean. http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html

This stuff is indeed as amazing as the article says! [:0]
I have an old 1:48 A-4 Skyhawk wing that I have had for years and use as a test piece for painting on and I tried that out. This wing probably has 5 or 6 coats of MM enamels, Floquil lacquers, and MM acrylics sprayed on it, so I put enough Castrol Super Clean in an old plastic margarine container to submerge most of one half of the wing. I left the wing in there for 90 minutes and went out in the garage to check on it. To my surprise the paint was wrinkled as if you had sprayed Jasco paint remover on it. Wow! [:0]
I figure that after about 4 or 5 hours I could probably put on some rubber gloves, and eye protection and scrub the paint right off with an old toothbrush.
I am still watching to see how it does but so far I am amazed at the ability of this stuff to remove paint. It is much faster than Easy-Off and cheap too.
I bought the smaller 32 oz spray bottle at Kragen Auto for $3.79, and the gallon jug of it was only $7.99. Thumbs Up [tup]

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by stinger on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:51 PM
Hey Mike

Thanks for posting that report. I've been waiting to see what this stuff can do. I still haven't found a local supplier for it, though. Sounds like it's pretty readily available, though.

Please give us an update after you've had more time to work with it.

stinger

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:00 PM
I have used CSC with great success!!! I love the stuff!!!

I buy mine at Wal-mart, it's 5.99 for a gallon jug!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:11 PM
A product call Simple Green works very well too. CSC is a great product and most everyone carries it.
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:38 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by sahickerson

A product call Simple Green works very well too. CSC is a great product and most everyone carries it.


Does Simple Green work on enamels and lacquers though?
I thought it only worked on acrylics?

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by littlemoe

I have used CSC with great success!!! I love the stuff!!!

I buy mine at Wal-mart, it's 5.99 for a gallon jug!!!!


I was going to try WalMart but thought that they wouldn't carry it.
That is a good price for sure.

Stinger,

Do you have a Pep Boys around there? They may have it.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:36 PM
Here is a photo of that wing I tried the Castrol Super Clean on today.
This soaked for about 8 hours in this product and while rinsing it off with hot water I rubbed the surface with an old toothbrush.
It may clean this well with less time in the solution, as I didn't try it at an earlier time today. I did however notice the paint wrinkling up pretty badly as I mentioned already after only 90 minutes in this product.



Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:37 PM
Pep Boysand Auto Zone Have it too!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:54 PM
Great stuff, butt... It ate the CA on the M1A1 I striped, no big deal it is just for test painting (had several coat of paint and zimmert in spots) but some thing to watch for.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:36 PM
one thing to also consider, you can strain it through a air mask & reuse it over several times and reuse it. i have several gallons of it in a big plastic jug i got from a restruant which cooking oil came in
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 11:23 AM
Thanks Mike, I am from Canada. Is there an similar product availible here that you know
of?
Thanks Mccaber
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Posted by MikeV on Monday, March 1, 2004 7:58 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mccabeb

Thanks Mike, I am from Canada. Is there an similar product availible here that you know
of?
Thanks Mccaber


They don't sell this Castrol product in Canada? I would think they would.
I am not aware of anything else like it except for Easy-Off Oven Cleaner which doesn't work quite as well but is still good.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 1:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mccabeb

Thanks Mike, I am from Canada. Is there an similar product availible here that you know
of?
Thanks Mccaber

I just saw it at Wal-Mart here in Vancouver.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 1:26 AM
I left my car body in for a week and then removed the paint. Didn't harm the plastic a bit.
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