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Subject:Re: Paint removal-Best way?
From:Thom Fitzpatrick
Date:Sun, 03 Mar 1996 10:55:31 -0800

At 11:53 AM 3/3/96 -0600, you wrote:

>I was not pleased with the end result and the paint job had many flaws so
>I'm thinking of doing it again. Sandblasting sounds like it will leave the
>surface unsmooth.  What other way is there to strip off paint?  My local
>body shop tells me I should just sand and sand and use putty to fill any
>imperfections.

The results of sandblasting are dependent on the media and pressure.  At the
"Sandblasting Store" where I got my media, they have little pieces of metal
that show you what different media do to it.  

Sounds like I know what I'm talking about, eh?
Thom Fitzpatrick
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