Paint stripper

[Flash635]

Has anyone used paint stripper on the front spoiler?
I don't know if all of the spoilers are made of the same material, mine is a sort of rubber like plastic - definitely not fibreglass.

Is it safe to use stripper on this or will the stripper dissolve it?

[volac]

I dunno, that aircraft stripper is pretty horrendous. Used it to refinish my wheels, and a bit leaked onto my pant leg. My leg began burning, and that bit of the pant is far weaker than the rest.

Haven't used it on the spoiler though, I was worried about the same thing as you. I ended up sanding it, which isn't too bad overall.

[HotWaterMusic]

DON'T DO IT!! I did it and by the time I saw the damage it was too late. I used the orange citrus-gel stripper that smells great and has no fumes, thinking it would be pretty safe on the air dam's plastic. It's not. It softened the plastic so much I could scrape out chunks with my fingernail. It took the paint off, but immediately goes to work on the plastic too. Good luck.

[dbc011]

Why not just sand it?

[euroshark]

Sand it. You'll spend a couple of hours probably, but if you are just wanting to throw some fresh paint on it, it shouldn't be too bad to get down to the original base coat or primer.

[Flash635]

I thought because it was plastic that the stripper would just keep on going after the paint was softened.

As to why not sand it? It's a big, messy job. I thought I would get a smoother finish by chemically stripping rather than sanding.

Anyway, it turns out my 10 year likes to sand. I wonder how long that will last?

[FernandoBunster]

Definitely a big NO NO!

I had mine professionally done. They used soda blasting. Great results.

[Bert Poliakoff]

Definitely a big NO NO!

I had mine professionally done. They used soda blasting. Great results.

+1

[GI Jonas]

It's a big, messy job.
Sanding is messy compared to chemical stripping??? :icon15

Try both and then report back :D

Even after stripping you still would be doing some sanding anyways.

[dbc011]

Sanding is messy compared to chemical stripping??? :icon15

Even after stripping you still would be doing some sanding anyways.


I was thinking the same thing.

[Flash635]

Sanding is messy compared to chemical stripping??? :icon15

Try both and then report back :D

Even after stripping you still would be doing some sanding anyways.

Sure is. With sanding the dust gets everywhere, with stripper you scrape it off on to paper and throw it away.

[GI Jonas]

Sure is. With sanding the dust gets everywhere, with stripper you scrape it off on to paper and throw it away.


And somewhere a minimum of 15 babies die due to Chuck Norris level toxins being released!

[Flash635]

And somewhere a minimum of 15 babies die due to Chuck Norris level toxins being released!

To my knowledge there are no babies in landfill.

[GI Jonas]

Not yet.

[Flash635]

Maybe where you live, but not here.

We're talking about 200 ml of paint stripper which would have been wrapped in paper and disposed of eventually at a landfill. Paint stripper is about as caustic as lye.

Why don't you go down the NYC and tell them they shouldn't be dumping millions of tons of garbage and babies into the ocean?

[GI Jonas]

Why don't you go down the NYC and tell them they shouldn't be dumping millions of tons of garbage and babies into the ocean?

I did.
They sent me to this thread.

Anyway the point is that any good refinish job is going to require sanding regardless,like the dust or not.Stripping is just the coarse step.And this is all just for the front dam right?? not a big deal or big mess really.