paul-e

i need to get all the paint off because i did a very bad job today.....my uncle told me i might get it off with paint thinner dilooted with water so it wont burn the lens.....anyone think it can be done or have any better ideas?

Mad Dhan

it shouldnt burn the plastic, its made of abs plastic is it not? if not do what ur uncle says, dilute the thinner. What kind of paint did u use?

paul-e

cherry aplle red body shop paint or somthin

Mad Dhan

here try this: go to any craft store and and pick up a can of krylon glass paint in red. its about $4 and leaves a shiny see through coat. I did it on my buds e36, came out pretty nice., still good 6 months

CKNY

iTrader: (1)

how thick is the paint that's on there now? if it's not TOO thick you can also try going to a hardware store and getting a product called "goo gone". it's pretty good at stripping paint like that and shouldn't mess with the lens.

paul-e

i tried to take the paint off with paint thinner and had no luck...

any ideas guys? maybe somthing stronger? was thinking of scraping it off but i might ruin it.....

93_MaxSpeedMark

Try goo gone, then try straight thinner. How bad are they messed up? If you wanna get rid of em, I'll trade you my stock corners for em...

deezo

iTrader: (3)

You can use carb cleaner to remove the paint too and you won't have to worry about melting the plastic with the thinner.

paul-e

carb cleaner? can i get that at pep boys deezo?

deezo

iTrader: (3)

Oh yeah! Anytime I messed up when painting something on my vehicles, I used carb and choke cleaner and the paint would come off like magic.

paul-e

i have 2 cotes of the paint and 2 cotes of clear cote......think it will still work?