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    Sanding paint from aluminium panels?

    Thanks Zampa, little sanding marks are okay as the paint will fill them and I think they help the paint to adhere better to the metal. I just don't want some crazy chemical reaction that will corrode the metal deeply.
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    Sanding paint from aluminium panels?

    Hello everyone, I have a heap of aluminium panels (apologies, they are from a 1950's English Rose kitchen I am installing, not a car - but I thought this might be a good place to get an answer...) that have the original paint + a layer (or two) of gloss paint on them. I am trying to take them...
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    Sanding paint from aluminium panels?

    Hello everyone, I have a heap of aluminium panels (from a 1950's English Rose kitchen I am installing) that have the original paint + a layer (or two) of gloss paint on them. I am trying to take them back to the bare metal so I can repaint them their original colour. I have ruled out...
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    Epoxy Filler?

    thanks for these; I will check them out.
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    Epoxy Filler?

    Can anyone recommend a good and inexpensive epoxy resin for filling small holes and larger gaps in external wood - ie. doors and windows? I\\\'m thinking of the type of stuff that places like Ventrolla use to renovate sash windows.
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    Choice of boiler - Alpha any good?

    Hello, had an Alpha CD32C installed yesterday as they seemed like the best choice - Stainless Steel HE, 3yr Guarantee, Kent based... But our installer didn't put in or mention a magnetic filter. What is one of these and why should we have one?
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    Removing Gloss Paint

    I would recommend their Kling Strip. I have been stripping thick layers of gloss paint from my kitchen walls. Kling Strip works very well but is expensive if you have a lot to do. A cheaper option is this: put 1 litre of cold water in a bucket. Add 300g of caustic soda. Mix carefully with a...
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