Fig. 1. Schematics of equipment and path of paint stripping. (a) Schematic of setup for laser paint stripping; (b) schematic of laser stripping path

Fig. 2. Comparison of laser paint stripping area and binarization. (a) Laser paint stripping area; (b) binarized laser paint stripping area

Fig. 3. Surface morphologies after laser stripping at different laser powers with v=8000 mm/s and f=80 kHz. (a) P=40 W; (b) P=50 W; (c) P=60 W

Fig. 4. Oxygen content after laser stripping at different laser powers

Fig. 5. Laser stripping surface and residual paint layer morphologies and EDS analysis results of base when f=80 kHz, P=50 W, and v=8000 mm/s. (a) SEM morphology; (b) EDS analysis results; (c) residual paint layer morphology of cleaning surface; (d) partial enlargement of residual paint layer

Fig. 6. Laser stripping surface and EDS analysis results when f=80 kHz, P=50 W, and v=4000 mm/s. (a) SEM morphology; (b) EDS analysis results

Fig. 7. Surface roughness for cleaning at different laser powers

Fig. 8. Surface roughness for cleaning at different cleaning speeds

Fig. 9. Effect of pulse frequency on remove rate

Fig. 10. Effect of cleaning speeding on remove rate