Paint Removal?
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Instructor
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From: Kitchener Ontario
Paint Removal?
Hi All
I would like to strip the paint from my front bumper and hood
before I repaint them but I am concerned about using chemicals
on the rubber bumper.
What should I use?
Should I use the same stripper on the fiberglass hood as the
bumper?
Thanks Barry
I would like to strip the paint from my front bumper and hood
before I repaint them but I am concerned about using chemicals
on the rubber bumper.
What should I use?
Should I use the same stripper on the fiberglass hood as the
bumper?
Thanks Barry
Racer
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: NORTH WEST PA
Do you have any automotive paint stores in your area, or know someone at a body shop that will talk to you?
These are both good sources to get the right answer to your question.
I'm familiar with a company called Fiberglass Evercote and I have used their paint stripper on a 57 Corvette without any harm to the fiberglass, but I can't say this stuff would work on a newer Vette.
When you find something post you findings ... cause I'm interested in doing the same thing to my 92.
Sorry I couldn't be more help but I have received a lot of valuable advice from auto paint stores ... just haven't researched this topic yet.
Brian
These are both good sources to get the right answer to your question.
I'm familiar with a company called Fiberglass Evercote and I have used their paint stripper on a 57 Corvette without any harm to the fiberglass, but I can't say this stuff would work on a newer Vette.
When you find something post you findings ... cause I'm interested in doing the same thing to my 92.
Sorry I couldn't be more help but I have received a lot of valuable advice from auto paint stores ... just haven't researched this topic yet.
Brian
Melting Slicks
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From: Reno/Sparks Nevada
I've heard that using chemicals on urethane is not recommended. It gets into the urethane and will eventually come back up through the top coats. Is it absolutely necessary to strip it down to the urethane? If so, I've used media blasting on both the front and rear bumpers so I could repaint them. If you're down to the original basecoat and primer you can primer and top coat them with new base/clear with no problems.
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I would not use a stripper...I have tested them before and theyre not very good,stink,make a mess and sometimes dry back up before it eats the paints off...it can also warp the urethane too.
Best bet is to sand everything down,not need to super strip everything,unless you have to,and repaint over.The factory primer and paint is baked on there and is very durable.Strippers made for this type of car had a hard time getting it off.They will take former repaints off easy,but not the factory stuff.
Was much easier to sand and take the paint down to a nice level and rebuild from there.A good epoxy primer on top of the sanded down paint can also give you a new area to build up on.
Best bet is to sand everything down,not need to super strip everything,unless you have to,and repaint over.The factory primer and paint is baked on there and is very durable.Strippers made for this type of car had a hard time getting it off.They will take former repaints off easy,but not the factory stuff.
Was much easier to sand and take the paint down to a nice level and rebuild from there.A good epoxy primer on top of the sanded down paint can also give you a new area to build up on.
Melting Slicks
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From: Reno/Sparks Nevada
Keep in mind that if you have any flex cracking of the finish you'll have to take it all the way down to the urethane. Where it isn't cracked you can sand down to the original basecoat and primer and build it up from there. A quality urethane catalyzed primer may not need flex agents in order to prime the bumper. Read the vendors product bulletins for more info but PPG and others make some excellent primers that work well with urethane. Try not to install a painted bumper on a cool day. Stressing the paint is not good on a C4 especially when trying to install it over the upper corners.
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I use a razor blade but you have to be careful not to gouge the panel.Take off one coat at a time and use a circular motion.No chemical strippers...
Safety Car
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From: VA
Originally Posted by Bill's86Coupe
Strippers made for this type of car had a hard time getting it off.They will take former repaints off easy,but not the factory stuff.
I had my front bumper redone a couple years ago and they didn't use the right flex additive or something, because it started peeling within six months.