What is a good paint remover?

JC2+2 · Poncho Master!

What is a good paint remover?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

I'm told oven cleaner will do it. Never tried it though.

MorePower · Poncho Master!

Goof Off. Its why Home Depot repainted my door!

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I found oven cleaner useless on my Firebird (other than it burned my lungs). Any commercial paint stripper will work. Aircraft stripper is supposed to be quite good.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Yes, I've used aircraft stripper but I think you have to buy 4 litres which gets a bit costly.

Hmm, have to try oven cleaner some time. I spoke to someone who had used it on a console, that is where I got the idea.

unburt · Guru

I bought aluminum aircraft stripper from Napa in a spray can,think it was 12bucks. Needed to strip two rims and it worked really well.The oven cleaner works also but i think the proper product is a better choice.

JC2+2 · Poncho Master!

unburt wrote:
I bought aluminum aircraft stripper from Napa in a spray can,think it was 12bucks. Needed to strip two rims and it worked really well.The oven cleaner works also but i think the proper product is a better choice.

So the aluminum aircraft stripper is ok on chrome and not dull the finish? I like the idea it comes in a spray can.

unburt · Guru

Hmmm i wish i could tell you for sure. I used it on rims but you may be correct about dulling the chrome?. I threw the can away be nice to try it on a test piece for you.

JC2+2 · Poncho Master!

unburt wrote:
Hmmm i wish i could tell you for sure. I used it on rims but you may be correct about dulling the chrome?. I threw the can away be nice to try it on a test piece for you.

I googled aircraft stripper on chrome and it seems about 50/50 on will it damage chrome or not. And $12 a can is a little much to just experiment. I have a broken 2+2 emblem and I'll experiment on it with the oven cleaner I think. Thanks for the ideas.

BJ · Addicted!

try paint and varnish stripper- 1892 - lot cheaper and works

Guru

i think home hardware sells paint striper by the quart .... after you brush on the stripper cover it with news paper it will work faster

Professur · Guru

Brake fluid.

66 Beau · Poncho Master!

Professur wrote:
Brake fluid.

Agree 100%.

It has always done an outstanding job of removing paint anywhere it might have dripped when re-filling the master cylinder or bleeding the brakes.

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

aircraft stripper is the best

always buy something that doesn't create too much heat -warps body panels

oven cleaner only works removing lettering that was painted on paint (no abrasive treatment between both layers)

JC2+2 · Poncho Master!

So I did end up using brake fluid and the chrome not affected at all. A slow process though since it only softens one layer of paint at a time, scrape it off and soak again. I could not believe how many layers of paint there were on those louvers. Top coat red, then black, then maroon, and then black again ( the original colour). And primer coats in between. Only a few left now soaking on the final layer and I'll be done.