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O/T kinda: how to strip paint from fiberglass

Started by cgreenland, June 26, 2003, 11:10:16 AM

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cgreenland

Anyone know of a fiberglass-safe paint stripper?
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 muscles to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.

JamesG

nope, but don't use regular paint stripper.  I tried and my fairings would up looking alot like Manual Noriega.  :?
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cgreenland

It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 muscles to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.

KevinC

I have heard of one, and I probably have the name in some archive at home. I believe they make a point of being fiberglass safe on the can. An autobody supply place can likely help you out.

I usually just sand the surface. If you really want to, you can get most of the paint off pretty quick with a little orbital sander. Or you can just rough it up, and finish over it.

threatrockone

hey...

i work at a boat shop and we sell tons of fiberglass paint strippers and such...i would suggest going to a local boaters world or west marine (if there is one local, if not check their websites) and look up all of interlux's products....the numbers slip my thoughts at the moment but they deal with boat paint and are a real good brand (i've stripped paint of countless boats....)....i think it may just be interlux.com...

hope it helps.
the closer you are the quicker it hits you...

cgreenland

great idea!  didn't even think of a marine shop...thanks!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 muscles to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.

gregvhen

Use some gasoline, i accidently spilled gas on a plastic floorboard of a moped once and the paint (it was black Krylon spray paint) came right off, barely even touched it, so i would imagine it would work without hurting fiberglass.

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