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| Author: | Che [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Stripping paint off plastic |
My job for the day is to perk up the front grill. I've got some bumper paint, the weather is perfect, just a matter of sorting out the prep. I already did this a year ago but I obviously did a half arse job as the paint is already peeling off around the hard profiles. I don't think the plastic paint likes sticking to the silver paint that I was trying to cover.   Just wondering if there's a cheap and cheerful way to strip this grill back to plastic without damaging it? |
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| Author: | Che [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stripping paint off plastic |
Had a win. Spray can graffiti remover works an absolute treat. Gave it a try on my spare grill and it's now spotless. |
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| Author: | jimny_timmy [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stripping paint off plastic |
Che wrote: Had a win. Spray can graffiti remover works an absolute treat. Gave it a try on my spare grill and it's now spotless. got any specifics to what you used mate? I need to get some paint off my snorkel 
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| Author: | want33s [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stripping paint off plastic |
Common old paint stripper won't damage plastic grille or snorkel. |
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| Author: | Che [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Stripping paint off plastic |
I fucked up. First effort I stripped it back to the underlying layer of plastic primer and I should have left it there - it was perfect. But I tried for more and I made a lot more work for myself in the process. I left the second round of graffiti remover spray gel on for much longer as the primer was less conducive to being stripped - it came off very orange peely and turned the rest of the primer soft (but unwilling to come off). Unfortunately the graffiti removal stuff has no instructions on the can so I took a punt on what it can (and couldn't) do. I also gave my installed grill a treatment - stripped the top layer off back to the underlying paint perfectly (factory two-pack silver) but I bought the wrong paint to top coat two-pack. Easy to tell when this stuff is working - it literally rises the paint off the surface in front of your eyes. Five minutes application is about perfect. |
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