paint on pipes

[imamartian]

if i need to cut through a pipe with paint on, and put a T joint in, what's the best way to get the paint off the pipe to solder onto?

 

[bengasman]

waterpump pliers and steelwool

 

[imamartian]

i used my thumbnail last time and got some paint stuck in there like a knife blade !!!!!!
but where do the waterpump pliers come in?

 

[bengasman]

Grab the pipe, VERY gently with the pliers. Turn them around the pipe with just a little bit of pressure and they will crack the paint if it is hard and brittle. Steel wool will do the job in minutes after that.

 

[imamartian]

ok thanks, i will give it a go !

 

[giblets]

Or a pair of ordinary pliers but GENTLY is the word. A Stanley knife blade scraped along the pipe will also do the job but a bit time consumming.

 

[Gasguru]

Soften the paint with the blowlamp, scrape the stanley blade to remove most of the paint, use cloth backed emery strips to get it gleaming.