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cooki
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22nd May 08 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
painted my uper inlet manifold in a moment of madness+now want it off or polished os something

any ideas how to get the paint off

if i sand or something will there be a danger of the paint getting in to the engine anywere lol??

[Edited on 22-05-2008 by cooki]
Richardhhha
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cooki
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22nd May 08 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quite a few layers of engine laquer on ther mate so would prob need paint striper rather than turps lol
Minty_Fresh
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22nd May 08 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nitro morse..

stripped my engine block ready to paint with it...
cooki
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22nd May 08 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds good mate ill try it
Huffski
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Industrial thinners
Richardhhha
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23rd May 08 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Soda crystals?

admitedly it might eat the ally away lol

nah paint stripper or take it to be shot blasted is the best bet. plus if its blasted you can have it glass beed blasted aswell and it will give it a shinyer finnish
ed
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23rd May 08 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nitromors FTW. It's water based and safe on any material...
cooki
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23rd May 08 at 23:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nah paint stripper or take it to be shot blasted is the best bet. plus if its blasted you can have it glass beed blasted aswell and it will give it a shinyer finnish

dont want to remove it mate as the car is my daily run around



[Edited on 23-05-2008 by cooki]
ed
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Go for the Nitromors then... Can do a tidy job with it so long as you're carefull.
Huffski
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24th May 08 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just use indutrial thinner on a rag to get the paint down to the metal the was hit with soapy water and polish it with autosol

 
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