Removing Powder Coat Paint

[batchit]

Hi all, I like to recycle as much as possible and often come across steel and metal that is powder coated. My method at the moment is to use a gas torch to scorch it and use a wire wheel to remove the burnt offerings. This method causes nasty fumes and smoke which is not good, so I was wondering if anyone could think of a better way that this could be done.

Regards
Geoff

[BuffaloJohn]

I'd use a stripper product as my first choice.

There are a bunch of companies out there that sell pretty reasonable products - might look to automotive products.

When welding, I have had to remove powder coating and if its a get the job done now, I'll use the torch. If I have to pull out the angle grinder to clean up the to be welded edges, grinding powder coating gums up, wire wheels aren't much better.

[NortonDommi]

Wet abrasive blasting will strip it off very quick and leave a smoother surface than dry blasting.

https://www.dustlessblasting.com/blo...ical-stripping

This bloke has a good channel showing some nice modifications for the universal benchtop blasting cabinet that is perfect for most of the stuff you will recycle even if you need to break stuff down to fit,(you'll probably be doing that anyway):

https://www.youtube.com/c/ArmouryEnterprises

[batchit]

I have been watching Josh's videos for a while now and has some good stuff on there, just need the bucks and time. I got one of those sand blaster gun setup to put on a pressure sprayer but I have not tried it yet.

[nova_robotics]

The spongy looking abrasive discs for angle grinders are by far the best way to remove paint in a hurry. They go by a few different names, one of which is "Poly Strip". Sandblasting can't touch it for speed. I've never tried it on powder coat but I'm assuming it would be similar.

[BuffaloJohn]

The spongy looking abrasive discs for angle grinders are by far the best way to remove paint in a hurry. ...SNIP... I've never tried it on powder coat but I'm assuming it would be similar.

I have zero success with those type of disks on powder coating, it just clogs up and then metls itself into the disk.

Paint - okay, powder coat - no way... my two cents...

[Bony]

I use paint stripper, lay it on thickly, wait and it washes off. Quite co$tly if you have a large surface area though.

The abrasive wheels remove the paint but it melts onto the wheel.