| FAQ |
| Members List |
| Social Groups |
| Calendar |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
 |
|
Menu
| The Body Shop TECH General questions that don't fit in any other forum |
| Reply |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
| The Body Shop TECH General questions that don't fit in any other forum |
| Reply |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
09-09-2007, 03:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
Paint removal from chrome
Previous owner of my 1973 Ventura repainted the car Burma Brown. In the process parts of the chrome trim were painted over.
What is the best way to remove the paint and keep the pieces intact? |
|
#2
09-09-2007, 05:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Some fine steel wool and a little windex or water in a spray bottle always works good for me.
|
|
#3
09-09-2007, 07:38 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Steel wool and lacquer thinner
__________________
Gregg V. |
|
#4
09-09-2007, 08:14 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
lacquer thinner
|
|
#5
09-09-2007, 08:56 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Looks like lacquer thinner is the winner.
Thanks to all for the information. |
|
#6
09-20-2007, 09:20 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
paint on the chrome
Please don't use steelwool...IT WILL DULL YOUR CHROME !!!!
|
|
#7
09-20-2007, 10:26 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Use the same stuff your wife girlfriend or misstress uses. Acetone for fingernail polish works great , if she does not holler neither will your chrome, by the way that is what i use.
Scott
__________________
Scott If you always do what you always did  You always get what you always got  
|
|
#8
09-21-2007, 01:07 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Be careful with the acetone- it will eat almost all plastics.
__________________
Anybody else on this planet campaign a M/T hemi Pontiac for eleven seasons? ... or has built a record breaking DOHC hemi four cylinder Pontiac? ... or has driven a couple laps of Nuerburgring with Tri-Power Pontiac power?(back in 1967) |
|
#9
09-21-2007, 10:06 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I've used aircraft stripper in the aerosol can. Don't spray it on the vehicle....Just spray it on a rag and wipe the chrome being careful to keep it on the chrome or glass that you want to clean. It comes off almost like wiping dust after you let it sit for 10 or 15 seconds.
Wipe the residue off with a damp rag.
__________________
Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
|
#10
09-21-2007, 04:08 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
assuming the previous guy did not rough up the chrome surface in order for the paint to stick, any solvent will work, but chrome polish is the best. it will have solvent in it to remove tarnish (paint) and mild ahbrasives to help rub off the paint. if the chrome was roughened for the paint, then all is lost, as the chrome will never look right again.
|
| Reply |
|
|
The PY Online Forums is the largest online gathering of Pontiac enthusiasts anywhere in the world. Founded in 1991, it was also the first online forum for people to gather and talk about their Pontiacs. Since then, it has become the mecca of Pontiac technical data and knowledge that no other place can surpass.
Linear Mode
