Well I had a chance to see probably the most beautiful sight ever today.
The long Bonnet off of a series III with all the paint removed down to
bare metal. All that shiny silver metal, and the sun bouncing
brilliantly off of it---- Now if that sight doesn’t make your heart
skip a beat----- .
As some of you may remember- My series III had been parked in a barn for
10 years before I bought it and over that time there was some surface
rust that developed. Since I wanted a good paint job when I was
finished, I decided to take it down to bare metal and start over-- Just
the bonnet though— the rest of the body looked good for a base.
I used Airplane paint stripper and then a wire wheel brush to take off
the residue. Had to spend all day getting the brightwork and then the
paint off but I don’t think I have spent a more rewarding day in a long
long time. When it was all over I had to stand back, drink a cold one
and admire the beauty of all that shiny silver metal as the sun sat for
the evening.
It reminded me of why I wanted a Jag-- way to many years ago–. The
purely sensual lines of that long E-Type bonnet. The animal sexuality
created by that much raw metal shining so brightly under the summer
sunshine. Damn I love the E-Type …
Monte R. Swayze
Little Rock, Arkansas
1973 Jag E-Type Series III 2+2 (with a bright shiny bare bonnet)
It reminded me of why I wanted a Jag-- The animal sexuality
Monte, you may have gotten a little too close to the aircraft stripper, but
while we are on that subject, please tell us a few of the details about
getting the paint off. Did you just brush the stuff on? Did you just scrape
it off with a putty knife? Did you do the underbonnet? Tell us more.
It reminded me of why I wanted a Jag-- The animal sexuality
Monte, you may have gotten a little too close to the aircraft stripper, but
while we are on that subject, please tell us a few of the details about
getting the paint off. Did you just brush the stuff on? Did you just scrape
it off with a putty knife? Did you do the underbonnet? Tell us more.
Randall
Randall;
Ha-- yeah your right-- could have been one to many celebration cold ones
also—
I purchased the stripper at my local handy dandy Wal-Mart auto department. It’s
called Aircraft Stripper and it comes as an aerosol can and I simply sprayed it
on, let it set, and like you said a small plastic putty knife. After about 20
minutes of letting the stripper work you could run the putty knife along and
the paint would just slip right off; Nothing left but a thin film of residue.
I found that if I wiped some of this with a paper towel-- it would come off
also. Then de-activate the stripper with the garden hose and plenty of water.
The only thing left was to put the wire brush in the power drill and scrub the
really tough spots.
Oh and one other thing… This spray is caustic---- as if I needed to warn you
that strippers are caustic---------“well ventilated, no bare skin, those type
warnings all apply” —
My only involvement with this product is that I used it and it works
Monte R. Swayze
Little Rock, Ar
73 Jag Series III 2+2
aaaahhhh, yes. I repainted the bonnett on Silver Fox first. Then standing
back an looking at that pretty metallic silver glistening in the sun was a
sight to behold.
LLoyd
Monte R.Swayze wrote:> Well I had a chance to see probably the most beautiful sight ever today.
The long Bonnet off of a series III with all the paint removed down to
bare metal. All that shiny silver metal, and the sun bouncing
brilliantly off of it---- Now if that sight doesn’t make your heart
skip a beat----- .