Europa-List: Removing Paint from Engine Mount?????

[Graham Singleton <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>]

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>Gidday,
>I am looking for advice on the removal of the white paint from the engine
>mount. The one that I have is second hand, and a portion of it needs
>welding attention. So, the question is "is sand blasting acceptable, or in
>fact the best treatment, or is there a type of acid bath that will remove
>the paint without hurting the metal" ???
>Tony Renshaw
>Sydney Australia

Tony
Bead blasting is OK it makes the part stronger if done carefully, (by 
compression the surface and stretching the inside, oversimplification! )
Grit blasting is dubious.
Graham