jackso11 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 picked up my cheap runabout today and want to spruce it up a bit.....it is a little civic that was owned by a chav, so its blue with a white touring strip on the window and rattle can painted white wing mirrors! Anyone know how I can 'clean' off rattle can paint and leave the original paint underneath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 is there original paint definitely still under there? you could always use a fine wet and dry then a compound wax to bring the shine back to the original paint, or maybe some kind of stripping fluid or something although that will probably damage the original paint too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 As a cheap runabout it would be easier to rattle can spray the parts needed in the original colour rather than restore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Couldnt you get mirrors from a breakers cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yeah I could, but I can see the blue underneath in places, it's such a bad job I am sure I can get it off somehow. Petrol maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I can't think of any way of removing paint that won't remove the paint underneath. Rattle can spray, while not as nice to apply, has pretty much the same makeup as proper mixed paint. You won't be able to remove one without removing the other, chemically anyway. Your only REAL option is to take some wet and dry to it and run up the grit levels till you have a decent finish. Personally I would just buy a rattle can of the colour you are after and just go nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 My van has been in a body shop all week trying to remove the paint it had thrown over it 3 TIMES!. Nothing they used touched it so they said the only option is to respray it, they then said just try some mr muscle oven cleaner and it took all of the grey paint of without any damage to the original paint. It has made a big diference to the brown paint, not totally removing it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 !! just been out to look at it and some idiot has caved in the front wing over night! and not left a note of course. Nice world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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