Originally Posted by
brifly
Hey Guys, please add me to the list of lurkers. I've got an old Tiporare that I picked up cheap. The fuse was painted but it needs the runs sanded out of it, it's really a mess. I'm planning to sand all the paint off and then remove the Monokote from the wings. I like the idea of using the paper to cover the wings. I just read this entire thread from start to finish, good stuff. I originally thought of using solvent to remove the paint, but now I'm convinced to sand it out with a rough grit and working my way up with a light touch. See I did read it !
Tough call on the fuselage paint. It could be a massive amount of work to get it off by sanding...you need to hit it and see how it goes. You might be better off with some kind of stripper, fix all the stuff and re-sand. You may not have to get all the paint off the fuselage. You may be able to wet sand it with 220 to get it level. My experience with a lot of paints is they go on easy and come off hard. I wouldn't go to low in grit to start with...maybe 220. If that doesn't do it go to 120 and see if that works. You are not really trying to get a level surface at this point, just get all the old stuff off.