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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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well guys i just bought a ls6 intake and the guy i bought it from had it painted like a glossy silver color. my car is pewter, but i like that black look better that the stock manifold has. my guess is that this is just rattle can paint on the intake... so what should i use to get that stuff off? any help is greatly apprecaited. thanks alot

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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Try some paint thinner...
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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that wont discolor the intake though will it?
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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It won't damage the intake, besides you're gonna paint it again.
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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Try some goof off
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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never mind dont try goof off, but try some kind of paint stripper that they sell at home depot
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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just sand it, prep it, and paint over it with black or pewter
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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well thats the thing i didnt want to have to paint it... you know just get that paint that is on there off and have a stock looking intake. but i guess a flat black paint job will have to be in line. or would a semi gloss black look better?!?
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It looks like a semi-gloss black to me stock.
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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thats what i was thinking as well, so looks like that is what i will be going with then. thanks alot for all the help guys
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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I would use lacquer thinner and wipe it off in layers.
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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well i would love to give that a try first... thanks alot bud. i really apprecaite it
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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start sanding
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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id just paint it black again, or go to a body supply shop and get a aerosol paint stripper, but make sures its for plastics if not it will melt the intakee!
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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you will never get all the paint stripped off the intake, and even if you do it will probably look like it has been sanded like crazy. You are going to need to repaint it just use a flat black or maybe even a textured flat to get it to look stock again.
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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ull get the paint off with stripper with no sanding...... just alot of effort and time still easier then sanding and not destroying it, why not sell the painted one and find a stock one if it bothers u so much
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 08:10 AM
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Sand, Sand, Sand. Make sure you use High Temp paint when you repaint it. I'm going to be doing mine soon.
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Lot of bad info here. First, if it was rattle can paint on there, do NOT spray over top of it. Guaranteed there was no adhesion promoter used and it will start peeling. Number two, do not try to sand it off. Your arm will fall off. Use the lacquer thinner method I suggested or if you really want to get it off fast, use some Aircraft Stripper. Finally, you do NOT need high temp paint.

I've done many, many intakes, not to mention 100's of sets of fuel rail covers.
Look at my sticky in the Appearance Section on how to paint plastics and follow that. You'll be fine.

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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Bryan.....I'm not doubting what you say about not using high temp paint but can you tell me why when my FRC's were painted using adhesion promotor and primed why they bubbled up really bad. Then they were painted by someone else a second time who does FRC's all the time and they bubbled up too. Can you tell me why that was so I know what went wrong?

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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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another vote for the lacquer thinner, it works wonders at stripping paint
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