The invention discloses a distributed control system for a zinc stripping production line, comprising a bicycle controller, a zinc stripping machine controller, a washing machine controller, a main controller, corresponding distributed controllers, corresponding communication devices and a main control communication device; the communication device is connected to the device controller through the distributed controller; the main control communication device is directly connected to the main controller; the communication is performed between the communication devices which issue the running information of the devices; the distributed type controller receives the running information of other devices through the communication device, performs linkage calculation and issues orders to the device controller; the device controller receives the order and controls the device to perform motion; and the main control communication device receives the operation information of various devices and uploads the operation information to display. The invention also discloses a control method for the zinc stripping production line, comprising the control method for the bicycle, zinc striping machine and the washing machine. The invention performs distributed control on the devices of the production line and realizes the automation of the zinc stripping production, and is high in system efficiency, safe and reliable.