How to remove paint from door jam?
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How to remove paint from door jam?
Sup guys. Do you have any advise on how I can remove the paint to view the bodys info plate? the PO had the whole camaro painted without any regards to vital info.
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
Basically, you are screwed. If you use solvent to remove the paint, you'll remove the face of the sticker as well. See if GM has any and replace them.
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
Damn. GM doesnt have any at all. I guess I can try a scotch brite pad or wet sanding. Im curious to see whats on the sticker.
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
That sucks, it only takes a minute to put a piece of masking tape on it and cut it out...people are to lazy I guess
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
I live about 5 miles north of Mexicali, Mexico. More than likely the paint job was done there. I'll tell ya, in Mexicali, they do excellent paint jobs for around $700 at a well known shop. But such laziness is a common occurance, unfortunately.
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
Probably you are screwed, the paint probably soaked into the sticker. But.........Try taking some tape and putting it on the corner of the sticker. Press the tape on nice and hard and see if the paint comes off when you pull the tape off. Go really slow. Try a corner where you wont destroy the sticker if it rips it. Maybe Guerrilla tape.
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Car: 1986 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
Probably you are screwed, the paint probably soaked into the sticker. But.........Try taking some tape and putting it on the corner of the sticker. Press the tape on nice and hard and see if the paint comes off when you pull the tape off. Go really slow. Try a corner where you wont destroy the sticker if it rips it. Maybe Guerrilla tape.
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Re: How to remove paint from door jam?
If all else fails you could try to carefully scrape it off using a razor blade. Will probably mess up the surface of the sticker but it might still be readable provided the paint does not pull the print off of it.
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