Hey Y'all,
I haven't been on here much lately. The weather is so hot and dry here in Texas, I just dont feel like going out to my drum shop and sweating. I recieved a email this morning from a relativly new member that is quite fascinating. He was inquiring about removing paint from a shell interior on some luddy's. The email was so interesting i thought i'd share it with everyone on here. he seems like a very intelligent and knowledgable guy. The info he emailed me is worth sharing with everyone.
hey poppy! how are ya?
I've noticed some of your posts where you've removed paint from a wrap but would you know what the best way to remove paint from a maple interior would be? (i'm thinking about using that 3M stuff that you used to remove the paint from the wrap.)
And my second question is: on the clear maple interiors from 1968 onwards, it seems that there was some kind lacquer/veneer/shellac/polyurethane/something finish on the interior ply. Do you know what this substance was?
So! My main mission is to remove the paint from the interior. I figured that there's a couple of ways to do it:
1. Sand (i'm not to keen on this)
2. Use methylated spirits/acetone/that 3M stuff you used/a paint stripper of some kind (this disadvantage of this is it is likely to remove BOTH the white paint AND that lacquer finish, which i'd rather try keep on.)
if i'm unlucky and whatever i do removes the lacquer finish, i can completely strip the interior, and then try and find out what finish ludwig used on their interiors and try to recreate it. ugh, so many possibilities.
I'm so sorry for such a long message, but the more i look into it, the more complicated it becomes and i'm desperate for some guidance. ANY of your wisdom would be greatly appreciated. thanks very much poppy!