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[GOODY2BE]

hi whats the best way to remove cellulose paint from my front end?painted it this time last year and it reacted so has been like bitumen ever since looks ok from a distance but lean on it and you leave your print started to sand it but cloggs up disc really quick and will be tricky to remove from all nuts and crannys by sanding just wondered if there was a easier way?

[Joe-Richardson]

hi whats the best way to remove cellulose paint from my front end?painted it this time last year and it reacted so has been like bitumen ever since looks ok from a distance but lean on it and you leave your print started to sand it but cloggs up disc really quick and will be tricky to remove from all nuts and crannys by sanding just wondered if there was a easier way?

I put a new scuttle panel on my mini and it must have been coated with something because when we sprayed it about 5 minutes after the new paint cracked with a lot of black lines coming through. For me it was easy enough to completely rub down the affected part put another coat of primer then some coats of topcoat on. I wasnt using cellulose but acrylic.

[guywithvan]

linc's is pretty damp at the best of times let alone this time of year no offence i have family there ,i'd reccomend waiting till the weather warms up untill respraying so you dont get a repeat of the current paint,as for removing it go to a paint supplier and get a 5 litre can of paint stripper (cheaper than nitromorse from b&q ect ) use that but you'd have to make sure all traces of it are gone before spraying and it can be very messy,remember to wear a good filtered mask too i got very high last time i used some.

other than that if the paint is still soft try a hot air gun on a low setting and use a scraper? might take a little time though

[micrawavewindow]

try thinners not white spirit but proper celulose thinners its good stuff

[GOODY2BE]

cheers, looks like it could be summer when all paint is removed and its too cold at moment to even think about goin in garage never mind paintin in it lol

[jack_marshall]

If its as soft as you say get your self a box of gloves, a bag of clean thick rag and a 5 litre tin of cheap cellulose thinner and scrub away.

Paint stripper can cause problems later on. Not sure why your paint never hardened though?

[AdamBilsy]

Are you sure it wasn't 2-pack paint you used to paint it with?

[GOODY2BE]

Are you sure it wasn't 2-pack paint you used to paint it with?

yup, not sure whats happened with it

[ANON]

paramose non water based paint stripper

[feybrand]

you could sandblast it if youve got a compressor that would get rid of whatever caused it to react in the first place as well