i have door panels that got painted with spray paint/rattle can and nail polish!!! (my gf lent her sister the DA 2 years ago so she can use it for work but she spray painted them and nail polished them!!) my question is there a way to take those paint off without damaging the original color of the panels? its been spray paint and nail polished for 2 years so idk! anything would help!! help me out guys!
Paint thinner or acetone should take it off no prblem but might hurt the original material you also may try plastic paint stripper. Test before you do it so you will know thinner and acetone will dry out the molded vinyl on the door panels a leather/vinyl conditioner should help to get back the moister if not i would then just repaint the whole panel with duplicolor vinyl fabric or SEM interior dye
hmm… aights i might try that paint thinner do u know where they sell em? do they sell em like autozone or auto parts stores? and do they sell it in small cans? really want to get rid if tthese damn paints!! anybody else have inputs?
I think a swap would be the easiest and least painful way to get them back to stock…those panels shouldn’t run you too much if you pull them from the junk yards.
ok go to the hardware store buy small cans of these products.
laquer thinner-hot solvent
mineral spirits-paint thinner-not so hot
acetone-really hot
a can of panel magic-super armor all
start with mineral sprits[in a test spot] if that isn’t doing the trick.
move to lacquer thinner this will work the best. put solvent on rag not the panel- small amounts. this should do the trick. rinse with water. if this doesn’t work then the acetone. this stuff will burn plastic if your not careful. try on test spot if that’s working then keep goin just use small amounts rinse with water often. if this works without destoring the panel then clean everything with some soap&water [to get rid of any solvent] and give a coat of panel magic this stuff is not to be used all the time but it will bring the shine of the vinyl back hope this helps. I’ve been a painter for thirteen yrs and have had to remove paint from my car more times than I care to remember. good luck
if the panels get really discolored than get some rattle cans of vinyl paint and respray with a color that’a close to the orginal color just get the old funky crap off first.
oh one more thing if you do use the solvents I mentioned soak all the rags in water leave out side on a fence or somthing to air out then discard. that stuff will self ignite if just bunched up and thrown away. safety first plus your g/f would proably be pissed if you burned down the house. good luck
[QUOTE=dj_styles;1941623]i have door panels that got painted with spray paint/rattle can and nail polish!!! ([SIZE=“2”]my gf lent her sister the DA 2 years ago so she can use it for work but she spray painted them and nail polished them!![/SIZE]) my question is there a way to take those paint off without damaging the original color of the panels? its been spray paint and nail polished for 2 years so idk! anything would help!! help me out guys!
thanks in advance!![/QUOTE]
what you do is go up to your girlfriend’s sister and punch her directly in the cunt for fucking up your car. no exceptions. you then make her buy you new door panels, and have her pay someone else to install them, that way you aren’t out any time/labor yourself. there is no excuse for fucking up SOMEONE ELSE’S CAR.