Removing paint

[LiamR172]

Hi all. Not tok sure if this is the correct forum for this or not.

Ive painted a few parts of the clio but i want to get my mirrors back to the standard colour, as the caps were. Mint before i painted them, i just primed them and painted without rubbing them down etc..

Now, is there any way i can remove the paint to get them back to 'standard' or will they need re painted?

Thanks

 

[Aluco]

You'll have to repaint them. You'd just sand down through the lacquer when you tried to get the new paint off.

 

[LiamR172]

Yeah i thought that. Thinners etc wouldnt take the top layer off would they?

 

[Chapster5]

I think even thinners will just eat through the lacquer once it's finished getting through the primer.

 

[rickyquicky]

Yeah i thought that. Thinners etc wouldnt take the top layer off would they?

Lacquer is a bit more resistant than basecoat to thinners, if your lucky you might be able to just get the new layers of paint off by gently wiping with a rag and thinners.

If the new paint wasn't lacquered it will be even easier!

 

[LiamR172]

Cool, thanks. Ill give it a bash anyways. If it doesnt work then they will just get re painted!

Also, they were painted with shitty halfords paint so its not exactly hard

 

[clio ph1 Belgium]

Try paint thinner(from 2k paint) because 1K always makes me mad.

 

[Knuckles]

Try a wipe over with nitro mors (paint stripper)

literally put it on a cloth and wipe over it, don't let it 'work'. It could work, it could strip it all off... At least then you'll have a fresh surface to respray.


i recommended this because I tried to nitro mors my banister, it took ages to strip off each layer! But car paint is thinner so it could go either way

 

[rickyquicky]

Try a wipe over with nitro mors (paint stripper)

literally put it on a cloth and wipe over it, don't let it 'work'. It could work, it could strip it all off... At least then you'll have a fresh surface to respray.


i recommended this because I tried to nitro mors my banister, it took ages to strip off each layer! But car paint is thinner so it could go either way

I wouldn't risk nitro mors personally, that stuff is ultra aggresive on car paint. Would almost definatley attack the paint underneath.

I've used it before on a repair and was surprised how effective it was after 10 seconds the paint was literally bubbling off the panels!

 

[LiamR172]

Try a wipe over with nitro mors (paint stripper)

literally put it on a cloth and wipe over it, don't let it 'work'. It could work, it could strip it all off... At least then you'll have a fresh surface to respray.


i recommended this because I tried to nitro mors my banister, it took ages to strip off each layer! But car paint is thinner so it could go either way

Lol, i used that stuff to strip an old set of alloys i had. No chance ill be putting it on my mirrors.

Dont you remember the LY 182 that got done? Haha