stripping lexan

[Mowerman]

Can anyone recommend a good way of stripping paint from lexan bodies?

I have an old Hornet shell that is painted insde and out with what I am sure is not poly paint! Even so what is a good way of removing poly paint?

Cheers

[Stefan(2)]

Nitro fuel!

if you search the forum, you will find loads and loads of info how

and HOW NOT to remove paint.

Stefan

[ShenUK]

Nitro Fuel is the way to go []

DON'T Use Nail Varnish Remover it will eat your Lexan shell [!]

Also this has been covered lots and lots and lots of times for more info Use the Search Option

[insane slayer]

hiya

In my youth when i worked with one of the big pharmaceutical company's we used loads of different solvents to clean stuff.

Acetone and ethyl acetateid="red"> are a big NO NOid="blue"> on plastic's they attact it in a big away. I have seen chemists use the above solvents on perspex windows to see them go cloudy and get scratched as the solvent attacts the plastic. The above solvents can be found in nail varnish remover, ethyl acetate being used more now.

(I have also seen this stuff remove paint from 200L drums, wall etc)

The above are good for cleaning glass..........

Methanol, iso-propanalid="red"> ((propan-2-ol) this was used as a solvent to clean your cassette heads), IMS id="red">(industrial methylated sprit, methylated sprit) are a better solvent on plastic, the problem being that the stuff you buy from shops (IMS) will be mixed with a hazardous substance and a dye to make it toxic so you can not drink it.

I cant remember what ether was like didn't use it to much but it was vey volatile

Always do a test first.

Hope this helps with regards to the solvents

Ant

[_Jimbobulon_]

i used a NON acetate nail varnish remover that my sister had, tested it on some scrap lexan first and it too paint right off (with some rubbing) without side effects, i just washed it and the paint off when i was done. This was on my touareg body, and the windows are still clear (although v.muddy!)

jimmers

[insane slayer]

Hiya

I got some meth's from a shop it is purple and fully of ethyl acetate...... BE CAREFULid="red">.......[].

The smell of it it seems it contains more ethyl acetate that the IMS/methanol.

Ants