I'm sure this has been asked a couple of times but would it be better to strip paint off the outside and inside or just do a 200g sand job and respray a light coat? It is an old Bolink Thunderbird body.
You run me in the grass imma run you in the wall, drive like a racer not a flippin idiot
was doing a search for liquid mask .. hobby store cant get it .. and ran into this video to remove paint from both body types
a little work .. would be good for rare bodys
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Fyi, i discovered, completely by accident a way to get old paint of lexan. Not exactly sure what paint it effects as it was a prepainted body. Use the citris base cleaners u would use to get old stickers off things. I was cleaning some very old...
Does anyone have a good way to remove paint from plastic? I bought a rear bulkhead off ebay and didn't notice it was painted. To be honest I have not idea even what type of paint it is. It's glossy and looks thick so I think that rules out the...
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Using your wife's toothbrush to work it in also speeds things up. :wink:
Anybody sucessfully strip polycarb paint from a body and have the new paint job turn out good? What did you use? I have a couple bodies that are in decent shape just with nasty paint schemes.
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- Orange/Citric Acid Stripper (cannot remember the manufacturer) works, but will damage the plastic, almost like pulls a layer of the lexan away and leaves a raised surface (best way I can describe it)
New member here and all i can say is this site is awesome!!!! This is my first build (in 20 some years ). I've been racing since the late '80's , carpet oval for the last ten yrs. My 4yr. old son decided he wanted an offroad buggy, so i started...
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Maybe can be used to wet cleaning, it's just an idea
I'm trying to restore the body on a 1980's bruiser. Very good shape except for 3 different layers of paint. What's the best way to remove it. Sanding is way to slow.
I've herd of the brake fluid trick but does it need to be submerged or can you...
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All depends on type paint was used but easy off yellow can is best.Hopefully the body hasnt been painted multiple times if only painted once it should be a hour or two to remove it.Spray it let sit use rag an gloves an wipe loose paint off then...
If you can push a screwdriver through a rusty sheetmetal panel, you might be able to remove the rust with laser, but you'll still be able to push a screwdriver through it.
