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Offline tomegood87

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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2011, 16:21:52 »
Ok paint thinner plus the scotch brits pad is taking it off.  I've almost got the Print off the doors.  Still this is going to be a long process to remove the print off the rest of the wagon. I'll post pics of the doors later tonight.
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Offline Bill Blackhurst

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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2011, 17:10:08 »
Quote from: tomegood87 on October 11, 2011, 16:21:52
Ok paint thinner plus the scotch brits pad is taking it off.  I've almost got the Print off the doors.  Still this is going to be a long process to remove the print off the rest of the wagon. I'll post pics of the doors later tonight.

Be sure to use paint thinner made for plastics only as mentioned. If you use automotive or industrial type thinner, it may melt/soften the plastic, damaging it severely :doh:.
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2011, 19:03:28 »
Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on October 11, 2011, 17:10:08
Be sure to use paint thinner made for plastics only as mentioned. If you use automotive or industrial type thinner, it may melt/soften the plastic, damaging it severely :doh:.

Yeah I was really worried about the plastics melting/warping.  I got some that is suppose to be safe for plastics and tried it out just on the wagon door first. 
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2011, 21:05:29 »
Quote from: tomegood87 on October 11, 2011, 19:03:28
Yeah I was really worried about the plastics melting/warping.  I got some that is suppose to be safe for plastics and tried it out just on the wagon door first. 

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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2011, 01:35:14 »
Here are the pics this is going to take forever. 
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2011, 01:55:29 »
There a lot of hard to reach areas for sure. The second method I use often is automotive rubbing/buffing compound that you can get at car refinish shops. You then put a blob of the selected compound on the surface, then you can use an old toothbrush & clean cloth rags to rub & remove the printing.
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2011, 02:47:37 »
Finished
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2011, 02:58:25 »
Quote from: tomegood87 on October 12, 2011, 01:35:14
..this is going to take forever. 

WOW!
I first suggested a poster because I thought you wanted to remove just the bicycle picture
this is too extreme for my heart and my hands :P
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2011, 03:12:22 »
Quote from: cheng on October 13, 2011, 02:58:25
WOW!
I first suggested a poster because I thought you wanted to remove just the bicycle picture
this is too extreme for my heart and my hands :P

Yeah I'm not doing this ever again.  Next time I'm going to paint the whole car. 
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Re: Removing paint/print off of 7616
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2011, 05:55:32 »
if youre satisfied with the cleaned surface, then dont hesitate to do more (some of my cutting & polishing takes many many ours but its enjoyable when we do a good job)
but if you think you feel like throwing it away, then pratise respray it...you might like the end result! ;) nothing is lost when we enjoy or and learn from it :)
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