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Posted: 11/17/2024 6:44:47 PM EDT
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have a stripping question. A friend has a browning shotgun that was camo hydro dipped from the factory. It has turned to a sticky mess on the handguard and stock. Browning will fix it under warranty but that means shipping the entire shotgun. They won't take just the stock and handguard. He will be looking at months turn around time. I told him I'd get it done locally and avoid the shipping bs.. Is there a method to stripping messed up film? The stock and handguard are plastic. |
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I'd like to know this myself. The wife and I were watching some videos of HDipping last night and I told her I'd love to open a shop for side work doing dipping, power coating, etc.. But removing old or failed dips was a concern and something I'd have to learn to deal with. Not something I'm looking at doing in 2025, just like to learn and plan for future endeavors. |
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I'm not a dipper, but I've dealt with a couple of those. They kinda suck. A thin clear was applied before the film was properly cured and/or too much solvent was used to activate the film. It can turn the clear "gummy" over time. A simple acetone soak or paint stripper will work just fine OK, but some plastics may be sensitive. If I have a "sensitive" part I drop them a heated ultrasonic cleaner with simple green. This just cleans the parts, but it does help break the bond a little more. Then I take a scrub brush and scrub it under hot water. I throw it in the oven for an hour. 200F for polymer, 400 for metal. This hardens whatever remains and I then sandblast it down to bare plastic/metal at 50psi, but I have had to go up to 100psi if hey used an acid etch primer. If I had hit it with high psi, I smooth it down with a red scotchbrite and then follow that with a 40psi sandblasting to get a nice mild texture. Sounds like a lot of work but it’s more waiting than work, haha. |
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Originally Posted By Thor: I'm not a dipper, but I've dealt with a couple of those. They kinda suck. A thin clear was applied before the film was properly cured and/or too much solvent was used to activate the film. It can turn the clear "gummy" over time. A simple acetone soak or paint stripper will work just fine OK, but some plastics may be sensitive. If I have a "sensitive" part I drop them a heated ultrasonic cleaner with simple green. This just cleans the parts, but it does help break the bond a little more. Then I take a scrub brush and scrub it under hot water. I throw it in the oven for an hour. 200F for polymer, 400 for metal. This hardens whatever remains and I then sandblast it down to bare plastic/metal at 50psi, but I have had to go up to 100psi if hey used an acid etch primer. If I had hit it with high psi, I smooth it down with a red scotchbrite and then follow that with a 40psi sandblasting to get a nice mild texture. Sounds like a lot of work but |
To say that you are on thin ice would be a vastly optimistic view of your current situation. The ice has melted. You are being supported by the surface tension of water.
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Originally Posted By smullen: I'd like to know this myself. The wife and I were watching some videos of HDipping last night and I told her I'd love to open a shop for side work doing dipping, power coating, etc.. But removing old or failed dips was a concern and something I'd have to learn to deal with. Not something I'm looking at doing in 2025, just like to learn and plan for future endeavors. It's a messy procedure in that you get powder everywhere. Also hanging parts in an over you've pre heated to 400 F can be tricky. lol |
To say that you are on thin ice would be a vastly optimistic view of your current situation. The ice has melted. You are being supported by the surface tension of water.
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