Screamin' Squirrel II

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..After One Good Coat Of Stripper..
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........After The Paint Stripper I Will Go Over All Of The Insides With Various Types Of Abrasives To Achieve The Bare Metal Result I Desire, Then & Only Then Will I Start Etch Priming & So Forth........
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.........After The Paint Stripping Most Of The Final Bare Metalin' Will Be With The Air Dremmal, I Have A Small Wire Brush Wheel Displayed Here, Others Such As What I Call (Carpet Disc's) Will Give A Far Better Result, Initially I Used The Wire Brush Wheel To Get The Inner Left Door To Bare-Metal Without Using Paint Stripper, So Methods Are Constantly Evolving.........
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..........The Two Front Guards Needing A Fair Bit Of Work To Get Them Both Up-To Par..........
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...........Tucked Away So The Next Item Can Be Started & Prepped...........
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............Dad Is Prepping For Fuel Tank Removal............
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very thorough work. Thanks for great pictures

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.The Various Ways Of Achieving The Desired Bare-Metal Results, I Now Opt For Paint-Stripper First Then The Rapid Strip Wheel & The Carpet Strip Discs For The Tight Spots, These Three Methods As I Have Found From Personal Experience Will Get The Results Desired & Then Some But Not Saying That This Is The Only Way, But A Way That Works For This Particular Application,
In The Picture Provided One Can See The Different Effects From The Various Products..
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.Inner Boot Preparation.
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Michael is a bit concerned he might be swamping the site with photos, let us know if you tire of our musings!
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Re: Screamin' Squirrel II

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keep em coming mate its good to see postings goes bit slow here at times ...cheers davo
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