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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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i know some of u guys have painted the 3rd brake light to match the car with a sticker in the middle to show somthing like "ls1", i did it but the white is about 3 shades too dark and i want to redo it, how can i strip the paint off.
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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paint thinner?
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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Be careful of thinners, spirits and the like. Sometimes they will melt the plastic and at the very least can make it hazy permanently. You can always grab one from the scrap yard should be plenty the way some of us drive. We have a new sponsor that is a salvage yard.
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Just wet sand the old white and spray again.
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Just sand it .
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ive heard that oven cleaner works well taking paint off plastic with out harming it
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I would sand it down
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