Bedliner/Citristrip

[JarlMikael]

Hey everyone. New to the forums. Looking to get into an 80 series and I happened to find one that fits all my needs except the exterior was painted with roll on bedliner. I know that appeals to some people, but the color underneath happens to be that beautiful green that I’ve been longing for. Also, the paint job is pretty gruesome.

Anyways, I’ve been doing some research online on the best ways to strip down said bedliner and it seems guys have had pretty good luck with a product called Citristrip and laying plastic over it to keep it damp so it can work it’s magic. I can’t seem to find it, but I read somewhere that it won’t harm the paint underneath. If not, I plan on getting a paint job anyways. Just wondering if anyone one on here has any experience with this.

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread, but like I said, I’m new here.

 

[scottryana]

Wow I would be very surprised if you got it off without damaging the paint, that would be pretty impressive!

 

[thatcabledude]

Sounds similar to what @RN80 did to remove bedliner. Don’t think there’s any chance of saving the paint though. It has to be thoroughly sanded before lining .

 

[bhsdriller]

Ya paint underneath is done for if they did the correct prep before bedliner

 

[JarlMikael]

You know guys. I’m having one of those “duh” moments right now. I think I was just so amazed that there could be a product that could do that. I didn’t even stop to think about prep work. Although I’m sure there wasn’t much out into this job. I let my fixation on finding an 80 get the best of me, haha.