painted rails

kirksycamore
on 9 Feb 10 (12:42)

Hello,
Recently purchased a Vandercook #3 that has a single coat of paint on the rails. Has anyone had any luck removing paint with Citristrip or a similar paint stripping solution without damaging the rails?

Thanks,

Kirk
Sycamore Street Press

james bourland
on 10 Feb 10 (16:55)

Kirk,you should just fine,even with regular paint stripper.
it wont eat the metal if thats what your worried about.best
james

lisadavis7412
on 11 Feb 10 (12:35)

Hi Kirk,I tried using Citristrip with poor results. After multiple applications with 24 hour wait times, it didn’t have the lifting power to take off what was left of the original paint. It ended up being an ineffective mess. You may have better results is the paint was a later application. The Citristrip lifted most of that.

dicharry
on 11 Feb 10 (14:31)

The enamel used on some older presses is very hard for citristrip to lift. I would at least give it a try—chances are paint on the rails is not original.

Hope this helps,
Brad.

ComputerMike
on 11 Feb 10 (15:29)

Lacquer thinner works on paint but it might be tough keeping it where you need it. Soaked rag perhaps?