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May 2003
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taking paint off
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Wed, 13 August 2003 01:53
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Hey guys I wanna take the paint of my bumper what kinda of things would i need to take the paint of as I hate painting my bumper over and over again.  And also would I need to take my bumper of for this?
Thanks
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: taking paint off
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Wed, 13 August 2003 02:38
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goto your local paint shop
ask for automotive paint stripper. its alot stronger than ordinary household paint stripper. apply it as instructed on the back of the pack. if you let the paint stripper settle in (and provided you dont have many layers of resprays upon resprays), you should be able to scrape it off real easily. this strips the paint only, and not any previous bog left on the bumper bar.
one strong word of warning, the stripping agent reacts with certain plastics! alot of modern bumper bars are made from cheap plastics (even if its a reputed japanese brand), and i've heard of numerous cases of the bumper bar melting. however, if you're doing an old bumper bar it should be fine. do it at your own risk though!
most panel shops prefer not to strip bumper bars. they will either spray over an old one, or have it replaced with a new bumper bar.
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: taking paint off
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Wed, 13 August 2003 06:48
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you can buy a paint striper specifically for plastic bumpers.
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Location:
Adelaide
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March 2003
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Re: taking paint off
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Wed, 13 August 2003 10:12
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Would the paint-stripper remove/harm the chrome aswell? I've got a grill (Non-plastic) for which I wanna remove the matte black finish of it...
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Registered:
June 2002
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Re: taking paint off
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Wed, 13 August 2003 22:28
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Best way to do it is get it bead blasted by someone who knows what they are doing, had to do this on my rs2000 nose cone some time ago, come up great.
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