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Old 12-04-2006, 09:55 PM
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Default Stripping paint off of LSX intake

I just won this Intake on Ebay. I was wondering how I could safely remove the paint and get it looking like its original way.
Old 12-04-2006, 09:59 PM
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aircraft stripper?
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Probably lacquer thinner
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Man, I wouldn't want that job...

I'd just paint it grey.
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i would throw it in a blasting cabinet with some fine abrasive. should come off no problem.
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wetsand it with 1000 grit sand paper then just shoot new paint over it, chances are the paint under it is gonna look like *** if you use a paint thinner to take that off. Its pretty easy to paint just sand it, spray it, clear it. Then buff it out some with 2000 grit sandpaper.
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Lacquer thinner will probably work. I'd use that inside the logo if you wanted to keep the FAST on it. If not, I'd just sand all the **** off. Prep if from scratch if you want to paint it the original color.
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The color is ugly as hell huh.
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I put mine in a Sand blaster and no problems at all! Just clean it good!
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Lacquer thinner would work good, wouldn't harm the intake
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mine my silver!
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Paint your car yellow? I would also say have It sand blasted. Media blasted..? I don't know what material they would use or what they would charge but I would look into that.



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