I have a bunch of spray can primer and black spray paint I would like to remove without damaging the original paint .... The prevoius owner sprayed it over the original paint a few places where the paint had chipped down to bare metal, probably a good thing to cover the bare metal , but its too much paint , a squarefoot a paint for a couple thumb size bare metal places.... anyway I know it will not be perfect , but what would you use to take it off , there are probably 8-10 places I need to do. and in which order ? laquer thinner , oven cleaner , rubbing compound or ???? thanks for your help Beaulieu
might try a small spot with lacquer thinner...or possibly ultra fine sand paper and buff out the panel....
What kind of shape is the paint like around it? Old and "patina" that you want to keep? If so.. rubbing will make the area a lot smoother and shine more. Wiping with thinner will also expose paint that has been covered and will have a different texture than the surrounding paint. Be real careful with thinner. If the paint is old it could be lacquer-based as well. If so.. the thinner will probably mess it up too. If you want shine.. polish it up. Personally I'd try to rub it out. Just my .02
the original paint is OK around the "spray bomb fix" but its never going to be perfect which is OK with me , just trying to get rid of the spray can spots and runs , after I get it as good as I can , I will probably polish out the whole car so it matches as good as possible, its going to fade out again in the sun here anyway thanks Beaulieu
OK.....been working on it and got it mostly off , the part with just paint and no drips came off pretty easy with rubbing compound and a 3M scratch pad it even came off with just a wet green pad , the rubbing compound just made it go quicker , the drips/runs were another thing since they were so much thicker , the rubbing compound does not work quickly , and you are hitting the original paint as much as the drip and might go thru..... so I stopped for a few minutes to type this up..... still have 3-4 dripps that are 4-5 inches long.... Beaulieu
if its the car in your avatar your working on, i dont think i would let a little spray bomb spots get the better of me. i would be worrying about the tires instead, they look a little worn from here. seriously though stay away from the harsh chemicals and go with the polishing compounds and a cleaner style of wax. but dont be surprised if you have to do the whole car to make it look right.
I would try a plastic razor blade on the runs...nothing sharper. Then use the rubbing compound on the thinner stuff.
For what it's worth (I don't do this for a living anymore so there might be better ways)... I agree. Place some tape on each side of the run so you don't scrape the lower paint. That's what some folks do on "flow checks" (runs) in fresh paint.
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