aPexi
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Just a stupid question, but is it possible to remove just one layer of paint and leave the layer underneath intact? I have my eye on a car which looks good (for a 35 year old), only it has been painted ugly blue with a brush. I'm thinking if I could remove the top layer and then buff the orginal signal orange. The orginal paint looks like it hasn't been roughened before the brush job and the blue paint seems to be some kind of cheap 1K curse word.
I know it wouldn't be perfect, in fact I bet there will be surprises under that blue layer, but in theory, can it be done?
Google told me that TheSamba.com boys have used some kind of oven cleaner for the job.
Maybe I dreamt it but I remember someone here did something similar to a mk1 Fiesta?
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bl1300
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Jul 30, 2011 10:09:22 GMT
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That is not going to be easy. Ive removed a layer of crazed paint with a cabinet scraper before but that damages the paint underneath. Ive also stripped a car with nitromors and it came off layer by layer but I'm sure the layer underneath would have been heavily weakened in the process. To be honest its probably easier to take the paint back to a previous layer with wet and dry and blow over with a coat of fresh paint
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Current fleet.
1967 DAF 44
1974 VW Beetle 1303s
1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV
1988 VW LT45 Beavertail
1998 Volvo V70 2.5
1959 Fordson Dexta
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Jul 30, 2011 11:07:32 GMT
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fi the top coat is a soluble paint and the layer underneath is non-soluble then it should come off with thinners without damaging the coat underneath right?
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1992 190E 2.0 - first car, currently being driven by the wife.
1989 500SEC
1968 W115 4.2 V8
2000 CL500
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Jul 30, 2011 17:48:42 GMT
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Gentle sanding. If it's brush painted it will take ages. But it can be done. I did just this with a 100e years back. Sadly the paint underneath was not all there as it was a pukka early 80s custom job. Photos later
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Jul 30, 2011 18:50:06 GMT
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I've seen it done two ways, washed off with thinners and scraped off with a blade.
Both hard work and risky for the paint underneath, but doable.
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Jul 31, 2011 22:20:48 GMT
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fi the top coat is a soluble paint and the layer underneath is non-soluble then it should come off with thinners without damaging the coat underneath right? this, or 2-stroke fuel, it took the aerosol paint off my bumper, but the original factory paint remained intact as far as i could tell |
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If you can find a skilled soda blaster, then it can be done by that method, otherwise as already said, over cleaner and wire wool or a sandpaper/blade etc...
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Current fleet:
'58 A35 (half mine)
'67 11 window splitscreen vw (half mine)
'77 mini 1000 (not quite 1000 any more!!)
'86 Armstrong MT500
'89 XR4X4
'94 Corrado VR6
Some sort of sevenesque kit car (no age yet!!)
'01 Mondeo estate 2.0 (engine eventually destined for kit car!) - scrapped, engine only left!
'98 E300 estate, rusty but seemingly reliable, fast-ish tat hauler. eventual engine donor
A35 van, or whats left of it after it lived in a field for many years
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