Paint stripping?

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

In that some poking around me Africa Twin has revealed that is it just black'd over the white/red/blue original paint, any ideas as to if it is possible to remove this outer layer of black paint? , the guy who sold it to me said something about thinners...

All I can think of it putting a lot of thinner onto a rag and rubbing the black layer of paint off until I get to the under layer of paint...

Nitromors? , or something else?

Or brake fluid maybe?

Will this work?

I want to see what the paint under neath looks like and or maybe paint it bright green or something (any colour that stands out in the shimmering heat of the desert , ie NOT pink which the SAS use on their landrovers which blend into the heat).

Any thoughts?

Ta
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

Carefully sand through?
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Nitrmors and brake fluid are likely to take off both the black paint and the original paint underneath.

Might be best to try something like rubbing compound or T cut.

All the best

Keith
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sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Or maybe flexing the panel, if it hasn't been sanded back there's a good chance it hasn't keyed on and may crack off.

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

If it is factory paint under rattlecrap then laquer thinner with take off the rattlecrap & leave to factory paint intact...

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

With a rag...Test it on a small area FIRST...

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

Har har after a minor accident involving a kerosene heater spilling onto the bike , the matt black paint is non kerosene safe and seems to thin and run off and as such I can strip it easy as the Honda paint under neath is fuel safe.
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sumpgard · Nova Slayer Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Karma :

try diffrent types of thinners acetone nail varnish remover is very good at removing most aerosol paint but will not effect 2 pack witch most manufactures use in production do a test patch first i am quite sure it will work

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tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

Well thinners just well thins the paint down, useful if someone has spilt gloss over your car Wink

Id go to any local paint manafacturers, or a local bodyshop paint department and ask them how much theyll sell you some regular thinners, it dosnt need to be laquer thinners or 2k thinners as your not painting with them. Down here id use someone like Avon Autocolours.
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