DEC beige/creame/white paint

[Jules Richardson]

Robert Ollerton wrote:
> If there are
> areas that are rusty, for instance the bottom of a deep scratch, you 
> need to
> get that out and down to bright metal...  A wire brush, dremel tool, etc 
> can
> be used here.  You dont want to wire brush the whole item, it will leave
> scratches that will telegraph thru any new primer or paint you apply and
> show  on the surface of the new paint.

FWIW It certainly isn't a steel brush that I've used whenever I've done this, 
but some softer (gold-coloured) metal - presumably brass. I'd expect the 
average steel brush will make a mess of things, however.

I've not had a problem with scratches in such situations with the above, and 
it's proved far quicker overall than using chemicals for paint removal. I keep 
on toying with the idea of setting up some sort of blasting cabinet, more out 
of curiosity than real need, but it's one of those projects that can wait 
until I have more time (yeah, right :-) and somewhere more permanent to site 
it.  (I hear that things like baking powder work surprisingly well, and it'd 
be interesting to do some experimentation)

cheers

Jules