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09-27-2011, 02:56 PM
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Big B
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How to get paint off the engine cover?
Ok I spent this weekend trying to repaint my engine cover and as it turns out the paint was not sticking for some reason to the primer i used. So now I am in the process taking the paint off so I can start over and I am using paint thinner and I am getting it off for the most part but I was trying to find a faster way to get the paint off.
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09-27-2011, 03:01 PM
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OFF THE CHAIN
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Soft bead blasting is your only other alternative, unless you just soft scuff the plastic which would also work!
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09-27-2011, 03:04 PM
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Use a hot air gun. I took the paint off mine with it and the paint just peeled right off.
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09-27-2011, 03:05 PM
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Nail polish remover or a paint thinner is the best way that I can think of.
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09-27-2011, 03:06 PM
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Big B
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Yea I have been sanding it some to get some of the primer off but I thought about using my heat gun and see if that works too.
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09-27-2011, 04:38 PM
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Go and get some plastic safe paint remover! Spray it on and blast if off with the water hose...you'll need a nozle for that. Do Not Scrape the paint off! Just keep doing that until you get all of the paint off. I can strip a fully painted engine cover in under 10 minutes!
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09-28-2011, 12:33 AM
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I used a gas soaked rag. Looks brand new. Not recommended, but I don't recommend just about anything I do!
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09-28-2011, 01:11 AM
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Wonderfully Awful Idea
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go to an automotive paint store and buy paint reducer and GOOD gloves.and clean cotton rags. it's fast just do it outside. it wont harm your plastic.
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