Trying some homemade paint stripper?

How to make paint stripper and trying to get this horrible green paint off of this Ford 390 intake manifold!

[@jtbmetaldesigns]

Lye is effective but so strong. There are strong bases that are safer to handle. I’m sure sodium metasilicate, trisodium phosphate, or soda ash would work as a concentrated solution. Heat helps.

[@BlackLabGarage]

I have no doubt that heat would help

[@RavenVargas27]

This really works I made and used it to strip oil base paint off of wood metal particle board and heavy plastic. Tip mix the corn starch with warm water first before mixing with lye water avoids getting lumps you get a smooth gel like consistency, I also add a little pure lemon oil helps eat the paint, don't put it on aluminum it has a violent reaction. I agree man I ain't fond of green either

[@BlackLabGarage]

I'll try that next time. I don't care for green much at all but that shade of green is horrible lol

[@RavenVargas27]

@@BlackLabGarage I agree I enjoyed watching the lye eat that green horror 😂

[@BlackLabGarage]

@@RavenVargas27 I call it phlegm green😂 It looks like Chrysler color to me.

[@dewholdingsllc1050]

I have good luck cleaning rust and grease off of steel with a bath of muriatic acid. Not expensive and no scrubbing. Have to coat it as soon as it washed and dry because steel will flash rust.

[@BlackLabGarage]

I use a lot of hydrochloric acid (toilet bowl cleaner) for old rusty parts. I like it because you can get it in gel form and it sticks to the parts better. Just never use it on aluminum lol

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

Mopar guys would call that color Sublime Green. I use Easy-Off over cleaner to get paint off of stuff, but it needs to be in the Yellow can. I spent nearly 30 years in grocery retail putting the stuff on the shelf. We finally had to quit carrying Red Devil because the meth heads would come in and wipe us out the day after we have restocked the shelf.

[@BlackLabGarage]

Yeah...meth heads are making it hard to get a lot of stuff unfortunately.

[@mobmob5944]

I heard if you try this on a aluminum manifold it will clean it so good that it makes it almost not the same as it use to be before you cleaned it?

[@BlackLabGarage]

I've never tried it on bare aluminum.

[@sassylibra2902]

You know you're the guilty party who made that horrible green mess!

[@BlackLabGarage]

Noooooooo.... you will never see me paint anything green! I don't like the color green very much lol

[@foofoojergins9741]

I bet that manifold weighs as much as a person. Have you considered running an aluminum one? Im trying to decide myself.

[@BlackLabGarage]

I would love to have an aluminum manifold but a new one is $600 now. I couldn't find a used on locally and used ones on ebay are $500 and up!

[@HASRaza]

What Is That Lye Water? and What To Do After The Paint Stripped Completely? Help Plz

[@BlackLabGarage]

It's lye and corn starch mixed in water. The corn starch makes it thicker so it will stick better. after the paint it stripped just wash it real good and dry it off and paint it.

[@HASRaza]

@@BlackLabGarage And What Is That Lye ? Plz Let Me Know

[@BlackLabGarage]

Lye is usually found as a powder drain opener. Not liquid drain opener.@@HASRaza

[@mikediangelis9565]

Lyle Gravy ?

[@BlackLabGarage]

That's pretty much what it makes lol

[@Redneckofgaming]

I would have said to get rid of a body lol

[@BlackLabGarage]

😂 I think it’s lime that’s used for that lol

[@Redneckofgaming]

@Black Lab Garage that's right I always get those two confused

[@mobmob5944]

I heard if you try this on a aluminum manifold it will clean it so good that it makes it almost not the same as it use to be before you cleaned it?

[@BlackLabGarage]

I haven't ever tried it on aluminum so I can't say for sure.

[@jtbmetaldesigns]

I can’t aggressively etch aluminum in 5% lye water. That’s 5%!!! At 20%+ you are majorly eroding and dissolving the aluminum