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> Best way to remove paint?, to repaint car.
olav
post Aug 10 2005, 02:59 PM
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I don't want to remove the interior or engine but I'll remove everything else like bumper, headlights and that sort of stuff.

What are my options?
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post Aug 10 2005, 04:36 PM
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QUOTE (jonwatts @ Aug 10 2005, 01:55 PM)
Olav,

What's your objective here?

Changing the color of a car?

Restoring a color change car?

Those are probably the only two reasons for removing paint. Otherwise the factory paint, 9 times out of 10, is the best primer for a new paint job. Chemical stripper is fine if you're going down to metal, but not a good choice if you're just freshening up a factory paint job. The better approach is to rough it up with a DA sander and re-shoot it.

At least I think that was the best advice 10 years ago when I last got to hang out at a paint shop. I haven't heard anything to contradict it despite all the new paint processes that have been developed since then.

Hopefully Rick can chime in here since he's a real expert and I'm just blowing smoke,

Jon


My car was resprayed by the PO and it wasn't done very well in certain places so I was considering painting it to get it to look uniformly nice.

No color changing.
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olav   Best way to remove paint?   Aug 10 2005, 02:59 PM
redshift   Chemical paste stripper... you can strip a panel, ...   Aug 10 2005, 03:06 PM
LvSteveH   I just got done doing a bunch of media blasting, a...   Aug 10 2005, 03:15 PM
olav   Ok, thanks!!! Chemical it is...   Aug 10 2005, 03:30 PM
zymurgist   Make sure you clean all the chemical residue out o...   Aug 10 2005, 03:34 PM
redshift   Yes! I like to work on edges, then do the rest...   Aug 10 2005, 03:48 PM
jonwatts   Olav, What's your objective here? Changing ...   Aug 10 2005, 03:55 PM
watsonrx13   My recommendation is Aircraft stripper. This will ...   Aug 10 2005, 04:09 PM
redshift   Notice that Rob taped off escape holes, to other s...   Aug 10 2005, 04:13 PM
olav   ...   Aug 10 2005, 04:36 PM
Porsche Rescue   In my experience aircraft stripper (Kleen Strip) s...   Aug 10 2005, 04:55 PM
redshift   It's thicker than aircraft stripper, but same ...   Aug 10 2005, 06:10 PM
Verruckt   I'm no expert on this, but doesn't bondo a...   Aug 10 2005, 06:13 PM
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