| [GMCnet] Stripping paint from plastic [message #219530] |
Thu, 22 August 2013 08:19  |
Jeff Marten
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A PO has painted the grill and headlight trim flat black, and done a horrible job; maybe applied it with a brush.
I'd like to strip them and repaint. I've read brake fluid is a great stripper, but you can have real issues getting paint to stick afterwards, and bubbling paint where the brake fluid is entrapped in pores, etc.
Any products that have been used successfully?
Thanks!
Jeff Marten
Colorado Springs, Co.
1978 Royale
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| Re: [GMCnet] Stripping paint from plastic [message #219535 is a reply to message #219530] |
Thu, 22 August 2013 09:29  |
powerjon
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You do not want to use any chemicals on the headlight benzels or the grill to remove the paint as you can damage both. As Emery has posted the use of a fine abrasive and a little elbow grease is the safest way to prepare the pieces.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
On Aug 22, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Jeff Marten <jtmarten@msn.com> wrote:
> A PO has painted the grill and headlight trim flat black, and done a horrible job; maybe applied it with a brush.
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> I'd like to strip them and repaint. I've read brake fluid is a great stripper, but you can have real issues getting paint to stick afterwards, and bubbling paint where the brake fluid is entrapped in pores, etc.
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> Any products that have been used successfully?
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> Thanks!
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> Jeff Marten
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> Colorado Springs, Co.
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> 1978 Royale
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| Re: [GMCnet] Stripping paint from plastic [message #219536 is a reply to message #219531] |
Thu, 22 August 2013 09:34 |
sgltrac
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If you are in and out quickly you can use lacquer thinner. You will have to sand it after buy sanding after will be easier than trying to remove the old paint with sanding. Do not let the solvent puddle anywhere for long as it will soften the abs plastic.
Todd Sullivan
Sully
77 royale
Seattle
On Aug 22, 2013, at 6:25 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@me.com> wrote:
> Try sandpaper or steel wool.
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> Emery Stora
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> On Aug 22, 2013, at 7:19 AM, Jeff Marten <jtmarten@msn.com> wrote:
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>> A PO has painted the grill and headlight trim flat black, and done a horrible job; maybe applied it with a brush.
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>> I'd like to strip them and repaint. I've read brake fluid is a great stripper, but you can have real issues getting paint to stick afterwards, and bubbling paint where the brake fluid is entrapped in pores, etc.
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>> Any products that have been used successfully?
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>> Thanks!
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>> Jeff Marten
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>> Colorado Springs, Co.
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>> 1978 Royale
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| Re: [GMCnet] Stripping paint from plastic [message #219539 is a reply to message #219536] |
Thu, 22 August 2013 09:50 |
Jeff Marten
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I may try Superclean. Looks to work fairly easily and not have adhesion issues associated with brake fluid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9nWwXAoXG4
> From: sgltrac@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:34:09 -0700
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Stripping paint from plastic
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> If you are in and out quickly you can use lacquer thinner. You will have to sand it after buy sanding after will be easier than trying to remove the old paint with sanding. Do not let the solvent puddle anywhere for long as it will soften the abs plastic.
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> Todd Sullivan
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> Sully
> 77 royale
> Seattle
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> On Aug 22, 2013, at 6:25 AM, Emery Stora <emerystora@me.com> wrote:
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> > Try sandpaper or steel wool.
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> > Emery Stora
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> > On Aug 22, 2013, at 7:19 AM, Jeff Marten <jtmarten@msn.com> wrote:
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> >> A PO has painted the grill and headlight trim flat black, and done a horrible job; maybe applied it with a brush.
> >>
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> >> I'd like to strip them and repaint. I've read brake fluid is a great stripper, but you can have real issues getting paint to stick afterwards, and bubbling paint where the brake fluid is entrapped in pores, etc.
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> >> Any products that have been used successfully?
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> >> Thanks!
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> >> Jeff Marten
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> >> Colorado Springs, Co.
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> >> 1978 Royale
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| Re: [GMCnet] Stripping paint from plastic [message #219558 is a reply to message #219530] |
Thu, 22 August 2013 13:14 |
jturbo
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if they didn't sand the plastic before painting it and it's thick paint.
Sometimes a power washer will take it off with out damaging plastic.
But it it's embedded into plastic nothing will cleanly take it of without damaging it a bit.
Also Orange Citrus Paint remover will do it without hurting plastic.
1978 Royal 403
1977 Birchaven 455
1977 Kingsley 455
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