rubber spoiler paint removal

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Post Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:23 pm

ive just bought an alpina rear spoiler for my project car, it is the one similar to a tech 1 spoiler, it has been (badly) painted red and i want to remove the paint without damaging the spoiler, what can be used to remove the paint from the rubber/foam. it looks to be aerosol paint, any help much appreciated :)
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Post Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:25 pm

bodger wrote:ive just bought an alpina rear spoiler for my project car, it is the one similar to a tech 1 spoiler, it has been (badly) painted red and i want to remove the paint without damaging the spoiler, what can be used to remove the paint from the rubber/foam. it looks to be aerosol paint, any help much appreciated :)
Bodger, i,m doing exactly the same with Zender kit atm.
Just using sandpaper, seems to be working ok.
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Post Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:28 pm

cheers gooner, i wonder if nitromors effects rubber :? 8O
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Post Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:31 pm

bodger wrote:cheers gooner, i wonder if nitromors effects rubber :? 8O
Only one way to find out mate. :)
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Post Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:41 pm

gooner1 wrote:
bodger wrote:cheers gooner, i wonder if nitromors effects rubber :? 8O
Only one way to find out mate. :)
Yes it does! :(
I'd say the only way to get it back to rubber would be successively finer grades of abrasive paper. Even then, you may have to get it sprayed satin (or matt) black to get it looking decent.
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Post Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:38 pm

:( , must be an easier/lazy way, sanding it down by hand seems a grim job
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Post Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:47 am

bodger wrote::( , must be an easier/lazy way, sanding it down by hand seems a grim job
No there isn't and yes it is - I've done it twice now. :(
If you don't do it by hand, you'll damage the rubber.
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Post Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:59 am

bodger wrote::( , must be an easier/lazy way, sanding it down by hand seems a grim job
Not to mention bloody messy :(

Not to bad for me though, as it,s being resprayed the same
colour, so just a case of removing the old paint.
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Post Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:18 pm

you can actually get a paint stripper designed to use on plastics... Ide give normal paint stripper ago but only leave it on for a minute before hosing it off..

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