Need help : how to remove old paint from bed

Maybe he'll try that also.

Turbo tips are for noobs.

You can scar concrete with less than 2000 psi and a 30 degree tip.

 

I'm sure most people don't have the 4000 psi jobbers anyway so it's a different ballgame when they are using the residential 2300 psi pressure washers. I agree with you and believe the pressure washer is the way to go. I know when I use mine which is a 4000 psi I know I can't get right on top of something cause it can easily cut through concrete.

 

But LineX.

 

As long as you don't step on the tailgate.

 

Nicely played.

 

Finally got around to getting a quote to Line X my bed.. $660.00!!! ill have to wait it out LOL

 

UPDATE:

I called a 2 of the 3 LINE X shops in my area and they DO NOT line X a composite bed. I got an OK from the 3rd shop, but they want to see it first. Ill keep you guys posted on what he says.

 

Pretty sure someone else has LineX on their second gen, and they got all hated on for it.

Look forward to a result, whatever it may be.

 

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You have some good ideas in this thread. I would try a few of them in small areas to see what effect that particular solvent, cleaner, etc. has on the bed. Same thing with the pressure washer. It may work great, maybe not, but try it a little first and see how it does. Start farther away and approach the bed surface slowly and carefully and see what happens. I like using the magic eraser and have had good results with it though I have not tried it in this type of a situation. At a cost of $500 to coat the bed vs. $50 to potentially clean the bed I would be trying the $50 route first. My two cents, which is about what it is worth.

 

What would be the use for such high pressure?

 

(cough) raptor liner (cough)

 

Many different applications. Mostly industrial though. Such as concrete anything manufacturing plants. Not very practical for a home owner.

 

Hardly. PSI ratings are at 0 degrees. With a 50 degree tip it drops considerably, as does even a 35 degree and 15 degree tip.

Additionally, each foot of high pressure water line drops pressure still, so if you're using a 60 ft line and need to go further, adding an additional 60 ft line drops pressures quite a bit.

4000 psi is a hefty machine, but it's not what I would call overkill.

 

OK that's fine. Doesn't make a difference to me what pressure washer you use. I'm not a pressure washer guru. Nor do I care to be. I used a 4000psi hotsy at work all the time. At home I have a cheap 3000psi Costco one. Seems to work fine for home duties. Not sure if you're joking or being serious. You're taking cleaning stuff a lot more serious than I do if you're not.

 

I use them less than you do, I don't care, and I was only making a comment on your statement that 4000 PSI isn't practical for a home owner being wholly incorrect.

 

I've used it for everything from cleaning the house before painting to cleaning all the concrete around the house. Cleaned the mud off the underside of the truck with it too. It cleans a lot faster than the smaller units.

 

Whatever solvent you use, try to keep it damp with the solvent for a good 5 min. and give it a chance to work. Some people wipe it on and off too quick and get discouraged. Regular old paint thinner should work. After all it is paint.

 

FWIW understanding how PSI ratings work and how pressure drops over distance (among other reasons) isn't exactly taking something "too seriously."

Pretty basic concepts of understanding, really, unless you're limiting yourself to "put gas in, turn water on, pressure wash" way of thinking.