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Paint removal from plastic grille

Started by troy.70R/T, November 25, 2009, 05:57:50 PM

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troy.70R/T

I have a 68 Charger grill that has some heavy paint over spray (drops) on it. It is on the headlight covers and on the aluminum trim that goes all the way around the grille. Ant thing that will remover the paint without harming the anodized aluminum or the Plastic. I thought about having the headlight covers soda blasted but don't know if that would hurt them or not.

troy.70R/T

I am think the paint is a single stage paint that was applied in the early eighties

Cooter

BRILLO pads....OR FINE steel wool for the Aluminum..Does a GREAT job..

I've taken a piece of 600 Grit paper and wet sanded old paint from the plastic and works, but is time consuming...
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troy.70R/T

Thanks for the help on both questions Cooter. I can deal wiht that on the aluminum but it is all the way down inside the fins on the headlight door. That why I have been looking for some new ones. But would really like to use the origionals if possiable.

Mr.Woolery

Chemical strip it?  I've heard that soaking a plastic part in Easy Off oven cleaner works (at least within the plastic model kit hobby circles)

DISCLAIMER:  I don't know if it would attack the plastic in your situation, though.
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