Removing paint from Tech 1 spoiler

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Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:46 pm

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

I have received a tech 1 spoiler that has had the rubber painted which is starting to peel off (in places but very much stuck on in others. Anyone know of a safe way to strip the paint to restore it back to it's unpainted conditon. Most of the stuff strong enough to eat the paint would also eat the rubber but there must be a way.
I have tried picking/peeling ect but to no avail
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Sat Apr 27, 2013 6:02 pm

What about some brake fluid?
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Sat Apr 27, 2013 6:17 pm

Tried it on a already damaged one i have and it ate into it :(
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Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:40 pm

G3, then coat in linseed oil to protect it, be careful with the g3, when you get down to the rubber.
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:04 am

Thanks Matt, have used linseed oil years ago and flamable is an understatement lol. I'll try and get some G3 (scratch remover i presume)and LO and give it a try :)
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:23 am

i used a heat gun to get the paint off a side pod.. could try that if all else fails.. plastic was ok but don't know if the rubber would stand the heat??
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:26 am

Yeah that was my problem knowing how ridiculously easy it is for the rubber to damage,i used low to medium heat on it and it did nothing
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:52 am

you still got the damaged one? could you try more heat on that to see what it could take?
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:46 am

markmadman2 wrote:Thanks Matt, have used linseed oil years ago and flamable is an understatement lol. I'll try and get some G3 (scratch remover i presume)and LO and give it a try :)
I'm also told smooth peanut butter, will bring the shine back and protect it :mad:

Try g3, or maybe a rubber scraper to rub it off without damaging the rubber ie ice scraper type thing :)
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