abadss

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i am thinking about buying a hotchkis STB from a guy on the board, but it is red. I would like to have a black or silver one instead. but the price is good, and i dont mind putting in a little bit of time to change the color. but i was wondering how hard this would be. I am assuming the hotchkis would be power coated, so could i just do some light sanding on this finish and paint over the red? or would i need to take it down to the bare metal? polishing it would also be nice, but i know that would take even more time. any thoughts?

Ws6Extreme

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I am in the process of polishing my Hotchkis STB and let me tell you it is a TASK AND A HALF!!! I am sure the the end result will be great; however taking that stuff off is a pain in the but. Good luck...

abadss

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what are you using?

kpowr82

iTrader: (9)

Aircraft stripper should take care of that powdercoating no problem.

y2k_ta

iTrader: (80)

Maybe you could have it re-powdercoated? If you could just powdercoat over the red then that would be awesome for you!

abadss

iTrader: (4)

what's aircraft stripper and where can i get it?

i wonder how much it would be to have it powdercoated a different color? if i am going to spend much on it, i may as well just buy a new one.

i would like to polish it, but i dont think i want to put that much time into it. maybe i could get it sandblasted.

NOBR8KSS

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Why don't you just sand the powdercoat down with some 800 grit paper and then repaint it? There shouldn't be a need to remove the powdercoat unless it is in really bad shape or something.

abadss

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well that was my question, how hard is it to remove powercoat? i have never done it, is it just as easy to remove as paint?

Tech

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if there are any scratches or knicks.... feather them out with some 600 grit. Then go over the whole thing with 1000 grit. Then base/clear it with a rattle can.