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remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:06 pm
by turbol200
as above lol i need to get a heap of silicone off my paint work but dont wana scratch the paint lol
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:11 pm
by astronturbo77
kero
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:26 pm
by colta51
there is a tool for this iv seen in paint shops it looks like a rubber ball on a metel shaft that fits in ya drill and as it spins it peels water it is you want to get of ya paint.. not sure wat its calld tho?
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:29 pm
by BlueThunder
maybe a plastic scraper? we use those to get sealant of the structure of the aircraft without scratching it...
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:47 am
by turbol200
ok thanks all for the fast replys il try all of these things
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:28 am
by pistorf
Wax and Grease remover (Prepsol etc.) and a lot of patience.
Scrape the excess off with an old credit card or similar.
Under NO circumstances use a caramel wheel that coltA51 is refering to if the car is painted in acrylic lacquer or if the paint is really fresh,otherwise you will do more than scratch the paint. the heat generated by these will literally melt acrylic and will severely damage fresh 2 pack or enamel.
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:35 am
by amgis_obrut
I know IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) removes silicone and is safe to use on SOME paint, it is 100% safe on powdercoat
it is used as a windscreen de-icer so im assuming its ok in small concentrations, though it is wise to always do a test patch when using any solvents on paint
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:14 pm
by Billsy
silicone gets eaten by fuel aswell, so if you can get most of it off the petrol/solvent will slowly weaken the silicone and itll rub off by hand
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:15 pm
by pistorf
amgis_obrut wrote:I know IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) removes silicone and is safe to use on SOME paint,but it will totally stuff up acrylic and fresh 2pack(not fully cured or recently air dried
Re: remove silicone from paint with out to much damage
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:47 pm
by amgis_obrut
have used it on old acrylic paint and it didnt stuff it up though it did leave some colour on the rag but i have had that happen with prepsol
though like i said ALWAYS do a test patch with ANY solvents