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Thank you for bringing back the (best) colorRecently had my FJ40 stolen and returned. However it came back spraypainted. Been working thru removing spray paint. Here's what worked for me. To get the spraypaint removed.
Brushed on Citristrip and let it sit for maybe 20 mins.
Scraped most of it off with a flat spatula, then wipe with paper towels to get off the bulk. Spatula was just to quickly bulk remove the loose paint without loading up a towel.
Can back with 0000 steel wool and acetone to remove the rest of the stubborn spots.
Clean paper towel and acetone to do a final pass and remove all the little particles left over from the steel wool pass.
It takes a bit of work, but didn't react with the original paint as far as I can tell. Wonder if something harsher would remove it faster. These two doors took about 45 mins start to finish.
If the spray paint was on original paint it pretty much wiped off. The pain that was on "patina" needed the steel wool and acetone to be removed
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MEKP or MEK? Ive seen MEK around.Cheap spray paint will wipe right off with a rag wet with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. Read and heed the MSDS for this chemical.
I used acetone and goof-off on the hood, fenders and aprons to remove the spray paint, then applied Poppy's Patina (Vice Grip Garage) Shine Juice. Apply with a pad, let dry for 30 minutes, wipe and polish. Semi permanent with a matte/satin finish. Lot of metal on he hood, but I like it. The rest of the truck got the wash, CLR, buff and wax. Still need to deal with the inside of the bed.
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I’ve scrubbed the ever loving fajeebees out of my OG paint with purple scotchbrite and acetone to get the repaint off. Doesn’t seem to affect the blue unless it had been sanded down during previous prep work.MEKP or MEK? Ive seen MEK around.
I've got some areas on the larger panels where the spray paint splattered and its left thick spots that the cleanstrip just isn't getting thru deep enough. So would like to find something to get those finals spots off easier.
Door looks like this. Can get the tiny stuff off with steel wool and acetone in a quick pass. But the bigger stuff takes a bit of elbow grease to remove.
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Lots to go.
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That’s a bummer. I have a can of penetrol but thought I’d try the poppy’s first. We’ll see what happens after this summer.I was using linseed oil with great results for years after reading through this post. However, last year I figured that I would try Poppys Patina. I knew almost immediately after putting int on that I would regret it. Within a year it was very streaky and looked terrible. I finally removed it all yesterday using acetone and a lot of time.
I picked up some Penetrol and gave that a try this time around. Happy with the results so far.
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