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01-05-2012, 07:26 PM
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Fiber Glass Paint Stripper
Planning to re-spray the Exige and put it away for good.
Anyone have experience about paint stripper for our Fiber Glass Lotus? I search on net and found this in Canada Environmentally Friendly Paint Stripper | Environmentally-Friendly Paint Remover | Environment Friendly Paint Removal | Paint Stripping | Removing Any idea?
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01-09-2012, 03:03 AM
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Anyone?
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S240 Exige S with Blade300 + over 40 mods CF FREAK, I am making my own CF now. Need CF parts email charles@wahyuen.com Too cheap to afford web site http://www.pbase.com/hkfever/carbon_fiber
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01-09-2012, 04:43 PM
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Living la vida loca...
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If you can find some one local that can do Baking Soda blasting is your best bet!!
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02-04-2012, 12:51 AM
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12-11-2012, 10:50 PM
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any good spray painter can prep and paint a fibreglass car. I don't think it needs to be stripped back to the bare resin. You changing the colour Charles ?
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12-11-2012, 11:46 PM
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12-12-2012, 01:15 AM
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Stupid Lotus Dealer they miss match the original colour 3 yrs ago. So they spray the whole car. But the coating is not shine enough, then they re-spray it again.
Which mean I have 3 coating on it.  So I want to do it right and save some weight 
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12-12-2012, 05:45 AM
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The weight gain is minimal, each coat of paint is as thin as a sheet of paper when dried. I would be inclined to sand, which gives the benifit of smoothing the lines and removing minor ripples. The original fiberglass is not "glass smooth"; sanding gives you the opportunity to create the glossy smoothness which enhances any paint job you put on your car.
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12-12-2012, 01:51 PM
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Lets just say I had a minor emergency a few months back and had to rattle can it temporarily
 The plan was to get it professionally redone, but then the turbo happened and things got even crazier. So I want to strip off the crappy quality paint, and was worried sanding by hand will leave low/high spots.Suggestions on sanding though? Wet / Dry? Sandpaper / Scotch Brite? |
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12-12-2012, 02:57 PM
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^^ your best bet would be to spend an hour or two on YouTube. There are quite a few excellent videos detailing the paint prep process with material guidelines and everything.
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12-12-2012, 03:44 PM
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You can sand off as much or all of the finish you want. Just don't go into the fiberglass. Auto Body shops use a dual action sander with a pad. It's a pain and can be messed up and cause more problems if not done correctly.
I'm sure you could sand a hole in the clam real easy. That's the only way I can see it being done. |
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