I just picked up a rust free talon that is in really good shape with the exception of the paint. The previous owner used some flat black spray paint and sprayed over the original paint. Is there a way to remove the spray paint? the spray paint was only put on for one thin layer so i was thinking i could wetsand lightly down to the original clear then buff? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
pick up something like a “graffiti remover” from a hardware or paint store. probably won’t be strong enough to take off the factory finish. you won’t be able to even sand through it though.
OMG my talon had the same problem…welll still does…lol…USE AIRCRAFT CLEANER …it has a pic of a plane on it works perfectly…it literally lifts the paint, and you just wipe it off!
wont that lift the paint under the spray paint?
Yeah the aircraft stripper takes it right down to the metal. I’m pretty sure I’m just going to have to have it repainted, I just didn’t want to invest that much more in it.
FAST WAX aka FW1 spray wax takes off dried spray paint
clay bar? I guess it depends on how big the area is.
Definitely try the graffiti remover. We sell Krud Kutter graffiti remover and it works great.
Wait. Has the whole car been painted? The chemical route is probably the messiest yet less labour intensive method. However it miht dull the factory finish. Personally Id go with the wet sand method, and be gentle with it.
it’s the whole car… im going to pick up some of the graffiti remover and the fast wax to try that on the gas cap to see if it works without taking to much of the factory finish
Why the hell did the D-bag paint over the factory paint? Are you sure there isn’t some home brew body debacle under there? I could almost see if it was just the center of the hood or something but the whole car? Like I said in the 1st sentence, “What a D-bag”
Assuming the paint hasn’t been on too long you could probably use laquer thinner to pull it off without damaging the factory finish. But who even knows what is under the paint at this point.
omg it doesnt strip to the metal…i have done half my car…clear coat perfectly intact!
post pics when your done, glw everything
last time i had to remove spray paint i just used some lacquer thinner, and lacquer thinner wont do a damn thing to factory paint as factory paint is catalyzed
just make sure you use soft rags and park the car in the shade for a while so the surface isnt warm, the cooler the surface the slower the thinner will evap
Not sure how much the original paint means to you, but I would use something other than a rag.
If youre not gonna go the thinner route(and I dont know what you have on hand) you could use a medium polish on a light cut or polishing pad on a PC or even rotary if you know how to use it, and as long as its not adhered well to the orignal paint, it should get through it really easy.
I have used both the rotary(@1200-1500rpm) and the PC with a 4in light cut pad to get rid of bumper to bumper/fender accident paint transfer scuffs no problem. And the cool thing is that with both, as long as you watch, you can get the paint transfer off without any typical haze associated with an unfinished polish. Just make sure you clean the pad often if you go this route.
:DGood luck
80 grit sand paper
Come on now. Dont tell the kid tht he might do it. A broad once asked me how i got the nterior of my car so shiny and black. I told her I used spraypaint. The next day I pulled up to my work to find her spray painting the white leather interior of her TA black. Lesson learned? Yup. dont joke with stupid people
i have a rotary with all types of pads and a bunch of different 3m compounds, I’ll just have to look at what i have to use. I do have a bunch of laquer thinner and I have no problem buying what else i need. The original paint doesn’t have to be saved, I just would rather put in some sweat then spend the money to repaint the whole car. It was originally a really nice gray color and i’d like to restore it to that. thanks for the detailed response
It was a funny comment, but I would hope that anyone who is working on their own car would know enough not to do that. If they did happen to do it, I would think that they sort of deserve the end result