Whats the best way to remove paint from fibreglass fuse. Anyone try laquer thinner,paint stripper, sanding? Thanks.

Red,
This subject has been covered quite a few times in these forums, suggest you do a thread search on the subject which should provide you with a few options on how to strip a fiberglass fuse. If you have problems finding these threads let me know and I will send you the links.

Todd

and get someone else to do it :-)

Seriously it is a hideous job, I just sand it off with various power sanders (I own them all)

There is a fibreglass paint stripper available at automotive paint supply stores (designed for use on corvettes). But, I would only use this if you have a very heavy paint buildup. Otherwise, I would just sand it, prime it, and paint it. My 2 cents.....Jerry

I just did one. DON'T screw around with sanding it. Get a gallon of acetone and a box of rags. Pour the acetone directly onto the paint, just a fairly small section, and wipe the paint off with the rag. I did an 80" fuselage with one gallon in about an hour, I did it outside, and took a bunch of flights on my OV10 Bronco to break up the monotony of the job inbetween. And get some rubber gloves. Sanding is DEFINITELY the long way around. Don't know about fiberglass strippers, but I worry about those chemicals both to my own health and to the health of the glass...

This is gonna sound strange and I didn't believe it until it was shown to me but, you can strip any fiberglass fuselage with a razor blade! Buy a box of hardware store razor blades and go to town. Work the blade at a very flat angle underneath the paint and then just start stripping. The guy who showed me builds Madera racers for guys, I watched him strip a large Bearcat in about one and a half hours. I did it my self on a Yellow Spitfire and it worked like a champ. By the way, it had epoxy paint on it! The advantage is its cleaner and quicker than sanding and solvents. You may have to sand some small areas where you can't get the blade under the paint, but overall it works very well.