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Old 07-15-2017, 10:06 AM
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A number of years ago I refinished my late 70's Precision that had a lacquer finish. What I did was get a large aluminum foil pan and poured in a gallon of lacquer thinner and set the body in the pan for several minutes. Then I used a paint brush and dipped it in the lacquer thinner and bushed the body as if I was painting it. I continued this process and had the whole thing completed in an hour or so (if I remember correctly). I didn't use any abrasives at all--just a paint brush. Doing it this way may or may not have taken any longer to get the finish off but I really didn't have to do any follow up sanding either.
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Old 07-17-2017, 06:30 AM
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Question... Would a heat gun pose fire hazard while trying to remove a nitro finish, or is it mostly inert because the solvent(s) have already long since gone...??
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Question... Would a heat gun pose fire hazard while trying to remove a nitro finish, or is it mostly inert because the solvent(s) have already long since gone...??
nitrocellulose is extremely flammable.

It is the prime component in smokeless powder explosive propellants.
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Old 07-17-2017, 04:38 PM
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I use stripper and scraper, but around the bindings I use scraper and sandpaper only. It's not a hard process -- what's hard is being patient and careful. Most people rush, and that's when mistakes happen. I have not needed or used heat on nitro, and don't know why I would.
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Old 07-17-2017, 08:42 PM
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Question... Would a heat gun pose fire hazard while trying to remove a nitro finish, or is it mostly inert because the solvent(s) have already long since gone...??
No, the fumes are whats volatile, yes you can set the paint on fire with an ignition source, but I can also set my house on fire, that does not mean my house poses any more of a fire risk than other general items.

Heat guns used correctly work extremely well for softening nitro paint for easy scraping.

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