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paint removal

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:24 pm
by Alpinestar10
Looking to gently get to stock paint off my gtu/indy mirrors to have them painted with a really glossy black whats the best way to have them stripped or blasted to have them to the factory plastic so there is no teal or white?

Re: paint removal

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:44 pm
by sp33d1nc0rs1ca
I would try Aircraft aerosol paint stripper. or just sand em down. since or gonna have to scuff them anyway for paint.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:30 pm
by ronaconda
Aircraft paint stipper FTW!!! Make sure to read the can to see if it can be used on plastic first...

Re: paint removal

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:30 pm
by sp33d1nc0rs1ca
Im pretty sure you can. I've stripped fender flares and Saturn body parts with it and had no problems. Just dont hose it on plastic like you would metal. lol.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:08 pm
by Chad91GTZ
Baking soda and pressurized air.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:40 am
by Alpinestar10
^ know of any places online that i could send them to and have them stripped of have pics of b4 and after of the process? I want them to have no hit of the original color whatsoever im ocd like that all my parts get stripped and coated when i get em.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:13 pm
by Chad91GTZ
Find a place locally, they are all over. Or send them to me. I do soda blasting. It removes all paint. And does not attack the substrate. It's then a virgin material.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:40 pm
by ShaneLT(ShaneZ26)
So to strip the paint from my Z I should use aircraft paint stripper?

Re: paint removal

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:17 pm
by Alpinestar10
Chad91GTZ wrote:Find a place locally, they are all over. Or send them to me. I do soda blasting. It removes all paint. And does not attack the substrate. It's then a virgin material.
Pmd you.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:09 am
by Chad91GTZ
Shanez26 wrote:So to strip the paint from my Z I should use aircraft paint stripper?


God that crap is so messy.

Re: paint removal

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:57 pm
by Alpinestar10
Chad did you get my pm?