Muncher Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 Anyone got suggestions too strip a thin layer of paint off? They painted it this terrible green when it's got a great stock blue color underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 Paint thinner, acetone. Not airplane stripper. That will take everything off. It looks like a rattlecan paint which is not resistant to rough chemicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira94 Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 I’d start with odorless mineral spirits and see how that spray-over reacts. Mineral spirits are not as fast working or severely cutting like acetone. More time to work without getting into what’s below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 I’d wet sand it with 800 grit. Then up to 1500 when you’re down to blue to get rid of the sand scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llhat Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 but.. it looks like there's a clear coat issue on top of the blue... like my dark gray pioneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncher Posted December 1 Author Share Posted December 1 3 hours ago, 89 MJ said: I’d wet sand it with 800 grit. Then up to 1500 when you’re down to blue to get rid of the sand scratches. Yeah it's definitely roughed up underneath hate people that think that green looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 12 minutes ago, Muncher said: Yeah it's definitely roughed up underneath hate people that think that green looks good. Depending on how much they roughed the surface up, I wonder if you’d be better off DAing the whole thing down with 180 followed by 320, then priming and painting it. I’m not talking about making it too nice, but rather making it all one color. That truck looks straight enough and solid enough that it deserves paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 I've used goof off to remove yellow line paint off of a car, it didn't touch the 20 year old clear coat. Obviously try in a discreet area first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 Yeah, given the age and clear coat issues, I'd sand the whole thing down and do new base/clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 I would try Paint stripper, xylene and even Isopropyl alcohol. But yeah, don't expect the clear coat or paint underneath to be that usable unfortunately :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Tom Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 You can try power washing it off. I've had some luck with it taking rustoleum flat black off without damaging the original color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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