Will it hurt my vise to bake it?

[m32825]

I got an old Craftsman vise from my grandfather. I'm trying to get the paint off of it. Would baking it in an oven for a few hours work? Would it hurt the vise?

I need to load test my generator, and I do that with an oven. Since it's going to be running anyway, I thought maybe I could kill two birds with one stone. What do you think?

-- Carl

 

[freudianfloyd]

Use oven cleaner instead. Let it soak for a while and the paint will wipe off.

 

[Whitworth]

My answer would be - I don’t know. But being a vise either all or some of the castings may be ductile iron, not gray iron. Heating it up may anneal it somewhat, although at the relatively low temps of an oven I don’t think it would be a problem. Just something to be aware of.

 

[Professional Tool User]

The oven temperature shouldn't be high enough to harm it. That being said, I would just soak it in pain remover.

 

[driz]

Use oven cleaner instead. Let it soak for a while and the paint will wipe off.

Yes, save the headache just fo it this way. Clean up the bits that might be left with a 4.5” grinder running a wire wheel .
As for the oven if you want to don’t worry. I heated mine in a gas barbecue as hot as it would go and welded the face back on the jaw as well as a heavy plate on the anvil section with 7018 rod Then I stuffed it in a pail of sand and buried it. All that heat and it’s working perfectly ever since.


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[Stuart in MN]

Putting small parts in a pot of boiling water can be a good way to remove paint. I suppose you could do it with a vise as well, if you have a big enough pot.

 

[General Geoff]

Keep it under 500 degrees F or ~260 C, and you'll be just fine.

 

[exmaxima1]

Aircraft paint stripper is very fast and easy. And beats having to clean all the burnt grease out of the spindle.

 

[Cheepbeer]

Yeah, the aircraft stripper works like stripeze from the old days.
Something interesting I noticed about it though...

 

[m32825]

Thanks to all for the info and suggestions. I soaked it in a 4:1 solution of Simple Green for a week, that got off the dirt, grease, and loose paint. Then I tried electrolysis for a few days and that does great on the rust, but the paint on places with a rough finish isn't going anywhere. Will deploy the aircraft stripper.

-- Carl

 

[TRWham]

Yeah, the aircraft stripper works like stripeze from the old days.
Something interesting I noticed about it though...

Just like duct tape- never use it on ducts.

 

[PassnThru]

Yeah, the aircraft stripper works like stripeze from the old days.
Something interesting I noticed about it though...

Just like duct tape- never use it on ducts.

I wonder if that is a liability thing or an aluminum thing?

 

[ganymede]

Keep it under 500 degrees F or ~260 C, and you'll be just fine.

This.^^^
At around 500° iron begins to lose strength.

 

[ChrisLS8]

For a regular oven it won't hurt it, you won't enjoy the fumes either way

 

[exmaxima1]

Thanks to all for the info and suggestions. I soaked it in a 4:1 solution of Simple Green for a week, that got off the dirt, grease, and loose paint. Then I tried electrolysis for a few days and that does great on the rust, but the paint on places with a rough finish isn't going anywhere. Will deploy the aircraft stripper.

-- Carl

I wouldn't go any further. I would wipe it down with "Liquid Sandpaper" and repaint it.

 

[WagonHo!]

Where does one buy this not to be used on aircraft, aircraft stripper?

 

[ChrisLS8]

Pretty much any home improvement and hardware store.

For best results I would get it lightly blasted

 

[m32825]

So, this aircraft stripper... is it a "the longer you let it sit the better" thing, or does the paint harden back up if you let it sit too long?

 

[ChrisLS8]

It will dissolve paint better if you give it a quick sanding, then cover it with some Saran wrap

 

[6PTsocket]

Aircraft paint stripper is the product name. The brand in the picture is Klean Strip. It is availsble at any big box and many auto parts stores. There is also aircraft gasket cement by Permatex or Loctite. I don't know it it really used on airplanes.

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[yhprum]

You could boil it in lemon juice or soak I water and drain cleaner for a few days and it will be nice and clean.