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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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Ok guys My father just bought a 55 Chevy truck that is pumpkin orange and black.. The problem is the black is a line x material and he wants to remove it. Anybody have any ideas on how to remove without damaging the body under it??? Help
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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MAYBE media blasting, but I don't know if even that is strong enough. I guess its dent resistant, but why would you do that? Kinda like armor??? That's dumb
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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MAYBE media blasting, but I don't know if even that is strong enough. I guess its dent resistant, but why would you do that? Kinda like armor??? That's dumb
Ya it would not be so bad along the bottom of the truck but it wraps around and up over the nose of the truck..?? I will get pic as soon as I can
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Its not gonna come off unless your ready to repaint the ENTIRE truck. You will probably have the take the body panels off and put some heat to the backside of them and peel it off. However doing this will damage the orange paint as well
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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Its not gonna come off unless your ready to repaint the ENTIRE truck. You will probably have the take the body panels off and put some heat to the backside of them and peel it off. However doing this will damage the orange paint as well
Yes we anticipated that would happen, there are a few cancer spots under the orange that need to be fixed at that time.. But wont the heat warp the panels??? I would think you would need alot of heat to losen that stuff..
I was thinking plastic bead blast?? instead of sand?? I may have to try on a small spot or get a practice pice to mess with to find the best way to remove it.
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I have a chisel and a hammer! I would love to help get it off but only after your dad is drunk and passed out so he won't beat my ***!

Just sand the whole truck down and repaint the thing! It looks cool but your right, like we discussed the day he got it, the liner has to go on the front end!
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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I have a chisel and a hammer! I would love to help get it off but only after your dad is drunk and passed out so he won't beat my ***!

Just sand the whole truck down and repaint the thing! It looks cool but your right, like we discussed the day he got it, the liner has to go on the front end!
HA HA You saw how much he can drink and still not pass out,,lol I think you may be asleep before he is.. I dont know that would be alot of sanding
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Aircraft stripper. Just spray it on, let it sit for a minute and hose it off. Of course that will take the paint off too.
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HA HA You saw how much he can drink and still not pass out,,lol I think you may be asleep before he is.. I dont know that would be alot of sanding
Nah, I have an air sander, more of lots of dust. We could pull it outside and sand it off and turn his grass orange. That would be wonderful for the environment.
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Originally Posted by Randy_S
Nah, I have an air sander, more of lots of dust. We could pull it outside and sand it off and turn his grass orange. That would be wonderful for the environment.
it's texas, there is no environmnt down here
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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Nah, I have an air sander, more of lots of dust. We could pull it outside and sand it off and turn his grass orange. That would be wonderful for the environment.
HAHA I have a bad A air sander too but would still be alot of sanding..did you see how thick that stuff was??
I dont worry as much about the enviroment as I would Orange buggers..lol and I am sure we could devote alot of beer drinking to that.. Hey maybe we could have a sanding party??
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HAHA I have a bad A air sander too but would still be alot of sanding..did you see how thick that stuff was??
I dont worry as much about the enviroment as I would Orange buggers..lol and I am sure we could devote alot of beer drinking to that.. Hey maybe we could have a sanding party??
Can I bring my chisels?

Try posting this question in the paint section. You might get more useful help from there.

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A sanding party sounds good...y'all can sand and I can drink!!!
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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A sanding party sounds good...y'all can sand and I can drink!!!
Ha no I will put your hinney to work too and work wile we drink
Or we can lie out in our bathingsuits and let the boys work while we watch..hehe
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Ha no I will put your hinney to work too and work wile we drink
Or we can lie out in our bathingsuits and let the boys work while we watch..hehe
Yall got jokes huh?
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