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Post by WT100 on Jun 19, 2011 17:17:49 GMT -5
Thought i'd share a neat trick i learned this weekend. The PO of my bike painted the cowlings black and i want to get back to the red. I got the correct paint from ColorRite but don't want to paint over the black (it's full of runs). I got the suggestion to try oven cleaner and it worked great! Spray the part down good and let sit for a good long time (about an hour).  Then hit it with the garden hose set on the hardest stream. Most of the paint just flicks off!  For stubborn sections repeat. In the end i had to hit a couple of really stubborn spots with a scotchbright pad, but not many. All done, ready for paint!  |
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Post by lshigham on Jun 19, 2011 17:30:49 GMT -5
That's pretty nifty, I'll have to try that as I hate sanding ;D
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Post by WT100 on Jun 19, 2011 17:33:02 GMT -5
Exactly. Can you imagine how much sanding that would have taken!
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Post by 2strokd on Jun 19, 2011 18:18:36 GMT -5
Cool!!!
What happens to the old paint and chemicals?
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Post by WT100 on Jun 19, 2011 18:54:45 GMT -5
They turn into weed killers on the nastyness i jokingly call my back lawn. :disco:
Seriously, the paint just disintegrated, mixed with the water and washed away.
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Post by Goosey on Jun 19, 2011 19:13:41 GMT -5
LOL, I wonder if that would work better than the paint stripper I used on my concrete ... :/
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 19, 2011 19:52:49 GMT -5
Cool trick. Thanks Tim.
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Post by shakerdriver on Jun 19, 2011 20:03:40 GMT -5
I'll have to make sure I remember this little trick for the next time I've gotta strip and paint something, which is gonna be pretty soon I believe. Thanks for sharing this little trick Tim.
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Post by WT100 on Jun 19, 2011 20:16:35 GMT -5
Cool! I'm glad to share it. And thrilled to have fond a solution easier than the horror of sanding.  |
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Post by mccanic on Jun 20, 2011 0:08:54 GMT -5
i'm going to try this on my zuma, the kid that i bought it from painted it like a dumbass.
thanks for sharing!!
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Post by marshinman on Jun 20, 2011 5:12:36 GMT -5
I wish I had known of this before I refinished the wife's scoot.
The guy we bought it from thought that a can of black spray paint would fix everything. Never took a single part off before painting the whole thing black. I used a electric sander for about 6 hours sanding it all down..
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Post by 2strokd on Jun 20, 2011 7:09:24 GMT -5
They turn into weed killers on the nastyness i jokingly call my back lawn.  Seriously, the paint just disintegrated, mixed with the water and washed away. hhmmm, thats what i thought  . Thanks |
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Post by Goosey on Jun 20, 2011 9:08:59 GMT -5
I supose you could try wearing rubber gloves and wiping away most of it with paper towels, like you would with an oven rack.  |
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Post by Thebatman on Jun 22, 2011 17:15:00 GMT -5
:clap: :thumb:
Now THAT is awesome.... Thanks tim... Sure wish i'd known before i SANDED and repainted the sr50r.....back stock colors
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Post by WT100 on Jun 22, 2011 18:27:50 GMT -5
Cool Bat! BTW ColorRite is amazing. Any MC paint color in rattle cans. Not cheep but cheeper than a body shop. This is how they turned out.   |
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. Thanks 
