Removing rubberized coating on plastic
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but it's still functional. Something else I haven't heard anyone mention but I was tempted to try was light media blasting to remove the rubber. There are many types of media for removing different substances. I guess there is the possibility of it heating up too much or warping the plastic. I am media blasting my other car right now and may decide to experiment with it. 
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No, no, no. The whole point is that the rubber gets nicked up irreparably as the car gets used; clearcoat will not protect the rubber from getting chipped off, and will most likely not adhere to rubber at all. At best it would make a once stock-looking brand new part unnaturally shiny. You would already have the pieces off to treat them, why not just do it the right way? Chemically stripping your old pieces and doing the procedure as above takes about an hour if you have the paint, clearcoat, gasket remover, garden hose, and sandpaper ready and on hand. There would be no reason for that part to be off of your car for a few days as you feared, provided that you know how to remove and re-install the parts and don't waste a ton of time figuring that step out.
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This is from Tech Tips. https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=114&TopicID=2
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That shoppin' list at the beginning looks like $75 - $90. My soapy water is about $1.15.
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edit: sorry, I was pissed off at something else when I typed this.
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I washed most of it off with soap and water, then put a lint roller to the rest. Clogged up the lint roller with each pass.
Still got one spot (left, below radio) playin' hard to get. It don't look good, but it's clean, and I'll get over it.
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I tried other stuff like acetone and mineral spirits but it really softened the plastic too much. If you scrape on it you ended up gouging it badly.
A small wirewheel on my dremel didn't do much either.
Sanding didn't work for me at all. The rubber ended up gunking up the paper and never took the rubber all the way off anyway.
Soapy water takes forever, but it worked the best and left everything nice and smooth for painting.
A small wirewheel on my dremel didn't do much either.
Sanding didn't work for me at all. The rubber ended up gunking up the paper and never took the rubber all the way off anyway.
Soapy water takes forever, but it worked the best and left everything nice and smooth for painting.
It is still a lot of work.
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If you paint it with flat paint, it's almost impossible to mess up unless you get a run. Flat paint goes on nice and even.
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