I want to remove some pinstipiing without damaging the clearcoat or paint. Has anyone done this? Someone (I think it was One Armed Bandit ) told me that you use with Easy Off Oven Cleaner which sound kinda scary..but then again, he would know. Thanks for any shared experience.
Easy off worked fine for me. I did a job for someone that wanted "old school" 50's striping on his car. I showed him refrence material to back up what "50's" striping looked like, did the job and a week later he called me to nitpik the job. I told him I would fix it for him. Lets just say the easy off "fixed" it!!!!! Buy the non scented no frills easy off spray it on and let it sits for about 20 seconds and wipe it off. You can re hit it if needed. BTW the paint was less than 2 weeks old and Dupont
Easy off will take some paint off!!! Been there done that and had to reshoot the whole car 3 days before a big show ahhhh. ( still took 2nd in class ) I don't know about clear coat. I have been taking of my 41 with 1500 grit paper and a lot of time. Good luck (if there are any pinstripers in the Rochester ny area I need my flames re striped) Tinman
Used it to remove an old (2) years pin striping job I'd done on my electric guitar with original factory lacquer job with no issues. Re striped and now it looks awesome.... As Cahrlie had mentioned to you make sure to use thenon scented, the frilly stuff won't cut the job. Chris.
Go to lowes and get a small can of MEK, took a class with Bob Bond its what he recomends ,I've used it with no problems. Don't know about the easy off but everybody on here says it works. I would probably try a hidden spot 1st just in case.
I have used easy off alot on old striping and lettering jobs to redo them and never had a problem just do it in the shade not in direct sunlight!
Wear chemical-resistant gloves, it stains skin! Test in an inconspicuous spot first. Protect aluminum. I was skeptical so I applied the Easy-Off with a cottonball and worked it slowly. It took 1-Shot off of the clear coat easily. Good luck!
I've never had much luck getting it off, if it was on an old enamel job. Maybe lacquer or this new hardened paint would make for better luck. I always thought oven cleaner was some form of lye?
I recommend taping off anywhere you are going to spray the easy off. It generally splatters over a wide area when sprayed and can stain or discolor unprotected areas. Stay with it, never leave it to soak. Worked for a guy who sprayed a side door on a peterbuilt. When he went back to it a few hours later after being side tracked, the door was bare aluminum. Cost him alot to have it repainted. After the striping is removed I sometimes hit it with a buffer lightly. Good luck
I used lacquer thinner to pull some off. it didn't hurt the clear at all. The striping had etched itself in a little but I just buffed the clear enough to smooth it out. good luck
The Erasser, buy at your local paint supplier, put it in your drill and start erassing, Really, I've used many many times
I just did this using "Goof Off". it worked quite well. I would test it in a non visible place first on your paint. As they say, your results may vary.
Dude...if it's clearcoat...just wetsand it off then buff.... That or alot of rubbing with lacquer thinner...
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