what's the best way to clean after paint stripper? Without having it come back to haunt later on.

 

I would think acetone, but i'm no body man

 

I use soap and water and then a quick media blast.

 

I'm going to use the soap and water too the water is recommended to use on the tin to neutralise the stripper. Do you reckon thinners would do a good job also?
Iv rinsed with water but the panel still has this smell too it? Not a 'burn your insides smell' like stripper straight out of the can but still noticeable.
Iv just used water and then wax and greased in the past with no issues but that was just laying down primer.
When would you know if it will come back to haunt, straight away? It does it take a while?

 

I would media/sand blast but I don't have a big enough blasting box or compressor

 

For clean bare metal, anything other than body panels, i use very dilluted soap and water then a straight water wipe-down before primer. On some of the chassis stuff i've been cleaning up i used metal prep (basically dilluted phosphoric acid) before a water wipe-down then por-15, then topcoat. On body panels i would use the grease and wax remover and tack cloth before an etching primer. Basically though your safe following what the manufacturer of the primer or paint puts on the label or product sheet.

 

Most any solvent will work after stripping paint with a stripper. Paint thinner, mineral spirits, acetone, etc. I've even used lighter fluid for my charcoal grille to wipe clean items I've used paint stripper on, in a pinch.

 

I used soap and water...then media blast in a friend's blasting cabinet. I used glass bead. after the blasting, I used soap and water, than dry off with compressed air....than paint.

 

I like to powder coat my parts that will fit in my oven. One thing when powder coating is to heat cycle the part in the oven a few degrees over the recommended powder coating temp. This opens the pores of the metal and off gases the part. This is important for aluminum or cast parts. If this step is missed it can cause pin holes where the open and off gas through the powder. Not so much important for painted parts but it does bake off any residues from strippers/cleaner.

 

No worries thanks for the replys.
Looks like I'll rinse with soap and water wipe it down with some thinners, then wipe with wax and grease remover before I paint.

I'd love to powder coat some parts, but I wouldn't have a home for too long if I used my parents oven lol
Is it easier than paint? any primer needed?

 

btw, you can buy a used junky oven off craigslist or something like that for $50 or LESS...
my buddy did and now powder coats all his own stuff.