Hi,

The paint on the "intake" part of the my 91 Z28 hod blisters has mostly flaked off. Can anyone point me in the right direction to:

1. strip the rest of the paint and
2. repaint them black

What do I need?

thanks

 

Paint remover for plastic or dot 3 brake fluid ( if you take this route "brake fluid" take your time cleaning after stripping them so you dont have paint adhesive problems, primer, paint and patince it should be easy enough

 

sorry, using brake fluid would be rediculous! Sure, it would probably work....but there would be nothing but fisheyes. Just sand your blisters down and do it the right way.

 

Well if the paint is flaking itself, then there is adhesion problems to begin with, and plastic stripper may be the way to go. If it's clear coat flaking, then yes, sand and use old paint as a base coat.

 

Rediculous why? yes it requires to be careful and lots of cleaning after to get the job right, but if he can't get his hands on plastic stripper, i've been to a couple of local autoparts such as Autozone, advance and such and they never have it is usually airplane stripper stuff,witch would eat thru his blisters... I dont know about the op but I dont have the time to go looking for a body shop supply store or pay for something that can probably do a couple of cars when i just need it for something small.
besides he asked for help and options, you are saying "just sand and it do it right" so if he doesnt want to spend a hole DAY sanding are you gonna go help? probably NOT right?...so this was just an option...

by the way I love your car big fan sir

 

Okay, walk into a body shop and tell them they should start using brake fluid to stripe urethane/plastic parts...lol they will probably punch you in the face

The worst thing for ANY type of painting is silicone based products, such as polishes, cleaners, gasoline, brake fluid...anything that contains any kind of silicone...ect. You say "so if he doesnt want to spend a hole DAY sanding"? Trust me, you'll be spending alot more time stripping the new paint back off because of so many fish eyes....it would have been alot better to do it right the first time. Just trying to save this guy from wasting time & money.

 

thanks for all the replies... i will have to strip and prep properly.

Bungle