Advice for stripping cerakote please ...

[luethge]

I was hoping anyone out there could give a few pointers on stripping cerakote ( hopefully without bead blasting ) . Thank you in advance , much appreciated. I’m trying to get the majority of the aged bronze off . I’ve had some luck with 800 - 1000 grit and Scotch Brite pads .

 

[AZTimT]

Other than beating the coating off chopping through rough bark, using a highly abrasive sanding material is about it. So either low speed (hand sanding) or high speed (air/mechanical powered) is pretty much it from what I have tried. Keep in mind that depending on how you do it, you may wind up removing a lot of CBT material as you can see starting to occur with the flatter sections in your pics.
The powdercoating is much easier to remove.

 

[luethge]

Other than beating the coating off chopping through rough bark, using a highly abrasive sanding material is about it. So either low speed (hand sanding) or high speed (air/mechanical powered) is pretty much it from what I have tried. Keep in mind that depending on how you do it, you may wind up removing a lot of CBT material as you can see starting to occur with the flatter sections in your pics.
The powdercoating is much easier to remove.

Thank you .. I think beating the coating off will be the route I take .

 

[Srtr]

Thank you .. I think beating it off will be the route I take .

 

[luethge]

yeah .. I just saw that myself . Ha .