repainting vette c-3
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Scottdale Pa
Team Owner
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From: Southbound
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I have used Auto Spray Strip with no problems. I also used the razor blade technique, but the trick to that is keeping the blade sharp, clean, and level with the body surface. You can expect nicks.
Factory panels had no gelcoat. You can strip the topcoats to the factory primer, then check the overall condition of the factory primer.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Vero Beach FL
I used citrus strip to soften the paint and razor blades to scrape it then a rag with lacquer thinner to wipe it smooth. Some areas required a second application (I had as many as four different colors of primmer and paint to remove) then washed it down with dawn soap and rinsed with water. It took less than two gallons of citrus strip. It was not near as bad as I had imagined.
Best of luck
Best of luck
Last edited by Roco71; Nov 28, 2009 at 11:25 AM. Reason: error
