removing old paint or bad paint from a body?

tradhunt · 04-09-2006, 01:32 PM

Hello all,
I have a ? for all ..... can you remove paint from a body safely with out ruining the body...... I just got a car and the body was painted with what look's like regular can paint... it flakes and chip's pretty easy.... I'm going to order another one for it but their not the easyest body to get and would like to maybe save this one if I can..... Thanks for and help you can give....

linkadrip · 01-10-2007, 11:49 PM

I too have a question for anyone with experience in this area of Expertise. I bought a body off ebay and the windows were painted. the body is real nice looking except for the windows being painted i want to remove the paint so there clear again. the paint isnt real thick in the body.

Just wondering what type of solvent i could use or other method to clean the paint form the windows.

Thanks

.MAtt. · 01-11-2007, 12:04 AM

I used brake fluid to remove paint from a body, did the job.

cheers.

tcfree · 01-11-2007, 10:02 AM

Yeah break fluid and good old 'elbow grease'

Will take a wile.

Ste.

scoobydo · 01-11-2007, 01:33 PM

Definitely will take a while. It will also make the body a little brittle and could easily be cracked during a crash.
The windows will never be clear again. The best you could hope for is a heavy fogged look.
I remember doing this to a wing that I didn't like the color of. While I was stripping it, it started to crack.
I was using acetone. Don't know if that is stronger or weaker than break fluid.

Vigilante212 · 01-11-2007, 03:21 PM

acetone is acid so its stronger lol. That like pouring gasoline into a styrofoam cup itll just eat the plastic away.

Marcos.J · 01-11-2007, 03:53 PM

nitro fuel does the job really good and after clean it with soap and water!!I did it to an old body to change the paint sheme

scoobydo · 01-11-2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vigilante212

acetone is acid so its stronger lol. That like pouring gasoline into a styrofoam cup itll just eat the plastic away.

Styrofoam, Gasoline.....wasn't that in the "Anarchist Cookbook"

Vigilante212 · 01-12-2007, 02:29 PM

Thats homemade napalm, and yes it is

. I made some by accident when i was 10 trying to move some gas for something not sure what anymore. Poured it in the cup and I was like where did the cup go lol.

Drift_Buggy · 01-12-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcos.J

nitro fuel does the job really good and after clean it with soap and water!!I did it to an old body to change the paint sheme

Sweet, ill try that since I have 2 gallons sitting under my house doing nothing as I have sold all my nitro cars

Cheers

jeff@vinyltrix · 01-12-2007, 06:55 PM

depending on the paint latex or oil base i have had good sucess with easyoff oven cleaner. shake can real good spray it on thick let set for a couple hours min rinse off with hot water.. no harm to the body at all!!

hope this helps.

.MAtt. · 01-12-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scoobydo

Definitely will take a while. It will also make the body a little brittle and could easily be cracked during a crash.
The windows will never be clear again. The best you could hope for is a heavy fogged look.
I remember doing this to a wing that I didn't like the color of. While I was stripping it, it started to crack.
I was using acetone. Don't know if that is stronger or weaker than break fluid.

the windows are cloudy now, and the body has cracked in places from using brake fluid.
Good to see if the nitro fuel would work.
cheers.