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How do I remove paint from fiberglass parts?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Rick, Aug 12, 2005.

  1. Rick

    Rick New Member

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    I just picked up a free 82 650 Turbo for parts. (it even came with the boost kit!) One of the PO's spraypainted a "Captain America" theme all over the fairing. A couple of the parts I'd like to clean up and save for an alternate bodywork experiment I've got kicking around in my head.

    It's pretty thick, could be a few layers. I don't have a garage so hopefully this can be stripped with a small palm sander or maybe a chemical that will leave the fiberglass alone? Once I get the thick nasty stuff off and smoothed back to the original plastic, I'll primer it until I get done with the bike restoration and start playing around with different looks.
     
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    SnoSheriff Site Owner Staff Member Administrator

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    In the past I've done some body work on cars...

    Paint stripper chemicals are very nasty stuff and are very messy :twisted: so I wouldn't use them. I don't think your paint will come off with any paint thinners. I would just sand it down by hand. If you using the palm sander be carefull not to damage the parts. If you leave scratches you can always use filler putty or glaze to fill them :wink:.
     
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    I prefer to use Airplane paint strippers. It gets a majority of the paint off without getting into the material. Can sand after that. Saves lots of time.
    My opinoin.
     
    capy, Sep 4, 2005
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